My 1979 F-250 has a plate on the drivers door that lists a GVWR of 6200. It has a Dana60 full floating 8 bolt rear, and front I-beam suspension. 16 inch rims. I've recently been hauling about 1.5 cords of semi dry hardwood around on her. It appears that that amount of this wood weighs around 3000 lbs per cord and I'm pretty sure that the truck itself weighs around 4,000lbs. When loaded, the rubber bumpstops are about 1 to 1.5 inches from bottoming. My 3500 series single rear wheel Dodge and Chevy have a GVWR of 8,800 and 9,000 respectively. They are more capable of carrying weight, but to me, they don't seem a whole ton+ more capable.

What are the GVWRs of some of the trucks you own, and how do they handle the weight? Specifically your old Ford trucks.

 

That seems a little low to me for an F-250. I'm guessing that is not the original door, most likely from an F150? My 75 F250 4x4 has a GVWR of 7100 lbs. Handles a full load well, but the drum brakes leave a little to be desired. If I was hauling full loads regularly I'd probably swap the front axle to get disk brakes.

 

I think my 73 f250 has a GVW of 8100.....The '76 Chevy C10 I just sold had a GVW of 6200(heavy half)

 

My 79 Trailer Special is rated at 7900lbs
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