So this might be an obvious answer but, I bought my truck for the prime use of towing my jeep Cherokee around. It weighs about 3000 lbs. I plan on putting a 12 foot steel frame wood decked flat bed on the truck (76 f150 4x4 360 4 speed manual 9" rear end) and rear springs from either an f250 or 350. I know parking the jeep on the flat bed would put the rear axle over its weight limit and the truck past its gvwr as per the warranty plate but would it actually be too much loaded weight and cause unsafe driving/hauling conditions or possibly start bending the axle housing/axles?

Warranty plate for anybody who is interested...


Thanks for the input!

 

Too much....get a 1 ton

 

Way over axle ratings. How much do you think that massive flat deck would weigh?

 

What if I were to just swap in a one ton dually axle with 350 springs?

 

On the flatbed? That's a bad idea. Really bad idea. Unsafe. A hazard to your personal safety and other motorists.


Get a trailer.

 

A trailer would be ideal yes, but I was figuring if I could eliminate the need for one more piece of equipment that would be ideal. What if I were to go one ton dually axle and 350 springs as I asked in my previous post? Or would the front end (steering etc...) Be too stressed?

 

You have an f-150. It's more then axles that come into play. For one you have an 1/8" thick frame. 250's and 350's are 3/16" big difference. The frame section height is also thicker on an 250/350. Buy a trailer or a 2wd F-350+ for that kind of duty.

 

Looks like all evidence points to a trailer lol. Thank you all for input and advice!

 

And the center of gravity would be dangerous.

 

If the GVWR is 6400#, what is his maximum allowable trailer weight?

 

That depends on your hitch, gooseneck or 5th wheel, and how much tounge weight. Give or take, the gvwr minus your truck weight is how much you can haul total with just the truck. This includes passengers. I will say I've blown that number way out of the water more then once.

A little light reading for you.

Gross vehicle weight rating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

The only time a car is hauled on the back of my truck is when i have cut it up into pieces to take in for scrap otherwise i use a trailer to tow rigs.