All winter I carry 6000 lbs of sand in the back.. I have timbrens you hardly know its back there.. If you want to haul heavy weights no one will bother you unless your truck is dragging in the back..Truck should come stock with them they are great.

Dick

 

In the vast majority of cases, the first "engineering" limitation on these trucks is the load capacity of the tires. After that, the wheels.

 

I'm guessing this varies by state. In Kansas, the 10,000lbs only applies to commercial vehicles or private vehicles hauling materials for a commercial purpose. There's also exemptions for ag products. I would guess hauling this corn would either be for ag use or home use so he would be good to go in Kansas so long as he's tagged for the appropriate weight. Not sure where the OP is from, but I would suggest he check his state's regs, probably a good idea for everybody actually.

 

If this guy can carry this much dirt in a Tundra, then you can cary 2500lbs your 3/4 ton no problem.

 

What is that, a 4 1/2' or 5' bed? Can't be much weight in that short short bed.

 

I went to the gravel pit and had them round it over to just under the rails with crushed rock, I figured oh it's a 3/4 ton it can handle it, the truck handled it but the driver's finger prints are still in the steering wheel, LOL Slow and easy and compensate for the front wheels just barely touching the ground, I never did that again, haha I discovered why the ol' fella in the front end loader was looking at me funny. I should dig through my paperwork and find that weigh slip.

 

There is also the possibility that if you are involved in an accident and your truck is overloaded beyond manufacturers specs your insurance company could refuse to cover it leaving you with the liability.

 

That is a good point.

 

MYTH.
Never happened.

 

Even if it's a myth, unless your willing to pick up the tab, I'd rather error on the side of caution. I have plenty of trailers so I have no dog in the fight anyway. I'm well aware the SD's will hold waaaaaay more than thier payload, I just dont understand why a man would.

 

When you plow and sand in the winter you need a sander with sand. Almost everyone has a sander up here. 2 yds of sand 6k weight..trucks handle it just fine with timbrens or airbags. You can't rely on the stock springs with that weight..

 

Its not a myth. Its a common misconception. That will not happen with normal drivers, but can happen with commercial drivers, which is where the 'myth' comes from.

 

No offense, but I find the "hardly know its back there" part kind of hard to believe. The most I've had in my bed was about 2700 lbs and I could definitely tell it was there. The truck was not a dog by any means but there was a noticeable difference in acceleration. Braking was also considerably different. If I press the brakes firmly when unloaded, it will jerk me forward in my seat. With the 2700 lbs back there it was just a smooth, slow stop.

To the OP, I hope I didn't scare you with what I just said. The truck will handle the weight no problem, I am just stating that you WILL be able to tell the load is there.