how much in the bed?
Cargo Master
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From: Nowthen, MN
The truck will handle it no problem, but watch out for the DOT if this is going to put your truck over 10,000 lbs. At 10,000 lbs you become a commercial vehicle and you are subject to a whole new set of rules. Being over your GVWR is not a cheap fine.
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From: Nowthen, MN
Here in MN they pull pickups over all the time. The DOT has recently increased enforcement through a Federal program called CSA. One of the things they are cracking down on is people in pickups doing things like the OP is wanting to here. Many times I have seen them stop people in pickups while I drive right by in my 26 foot straight truck. It's not just state troopers doing this either. Quite a few local police and sheriff departments around here have their own commercial vehicle inspectors now too.
It's pretty unlikely that the OP would get stopped, but if he did he could be facing some big fines.
Funny thing is, you could haul the same load in an F-150 and even though the truck would be overloaded, the DOT won't even look at you because you are under 10,000 lbs.
It's pretty unlikely that the OP would get stopped, but if he did he could be facing some big fines.
Funny thing is, you could haul the same load in an F-150 and even though the truck would be overloaded, the DOT won't even look at you because you are under 10,000 lbs.
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From: North Idaho
Here in MN they pull pickups over all the time. The DOT has recently increased enforcement through a Federal program called CSA. One of the things they are cracking down on is people in pickups doing things like the OP is wanting to here. Many times I have seen them stop people in pickups while I drive right by in my 26 foot straight truck. It's not just state troopers doing this either. Quite a few local police and sheriff departments around here have their own commercial vehicle inspectors now too.
It's pretty unlikely that the OP would get stopped, but if he did he could be facing some big fines.
Funny thing is, you could haul the same load in an F-150 and even though the truck would be overloaded, the DOT won't even look at you because you are under 10,000 lbs.
It's pretty unlikely that the OP would get stopped, but if he did he could be facing some big fines.
Funny thing is, you could haul the same load in an F-150 and even though the truck would be overloaded, the DOT won't even look at you because you are under 10,000 lbs.
Cargo Master
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From: Nowthen, MN
You know, people always throw that out there but there really isn't as much money to be made on tickets as people like to think. If they were really doing it for the money, they would be writing tickets for everything. For most things they just give warnings/fix-it tickets, but being overweight is the one thing they will almost always give you a ticket for. I've been stopped for inspection several times with minor equipment violations and they just gave me warnings.
I do agree that the OP's load isn't really a safety concern. The sticker on my truck says I can haul 3892 lbs, and as we all know the only real difference between the F-250 and the F-350 is the block under the rear springs.
I do agree that the OP's load isn't really a safety concern. The sticker on my truck says I can haul 3892 lbs, and as we all know the only real difference between the F-250 and the F-350 is the block under the rear springs.
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From: North Idaho
You know, people always throw that out there but there really isn't as much money to be made on tickets as people like to think. If they were really doing it for the money, they would be writing tickets for everything. For most things they just give warnings/fix-it tickets, but being overweight is the one thing they will almost always give you a ticket for. I've been stopped for inspection several times with minor equipment violations and they just gave me warnings.
I do agree that the OP's load isn't really a safety concern. The sticker on my truck says I can haul 3892 lbs, and as we all know the only real difference between the F-250 and the F-350 is the block under the rear springs.
I do agree that the OP's load isn't really a safety concern. The sticker on my truck says I can haul 3892 lbs, and as we all know the only real difference between the F-250 and the F-350 is the block under the rear springs.
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From: Trenton, MI
I once sent my wife to the quarry yard to pick up a scoop of crusher run for the drive as we were a little short, she returned with the truck sitting on crushed bumpstops with flattened tires the long bed was crested over by 21/2' at least the scale out ticket said she had #8100 of material in the bed! That was the last time she ever drive 1 of my trucks it was 2004 April 29 I still have the slip!
Jim&fat Monty
Jim&fat Monty
Do you have picture of that? I can't image how angry you was.
Heavy load I had on 00 F350 with overload leaf spring. It was 1/2" to bump stop was nearby 5000 lb of cast iron counterweight.
I thought F250 rated 4,000 lb payload and SRW F350 rated 5,000 lb.
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From: Gilbert Az.
I don't have a pic of the truck but somewhere I have the material recipt, what were you doing with a counterweight? I used to haul them all the time when I worked for a Clark dealer and had the only boom truck, but that was many years ago!
Jim & fat Monty
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Scrap it was on Nissan 60 forklifts. We was supposed to use but when my friend bought out that company. Long story that their employers use starter fluid to start diesel and didn't put air filter in. That forklifts were in dusty. Then it been sit for 3-5 years. When you crank it puff white. Not ever made sound fire. It actually spin too fast which show me it had no compression. When you loosen Oil cap it pop up when crank.
That F350 was pretty squat with that iron cast counterweight.
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From: Trenton, MI
Agree I wasn't expect to be that REAL HEAVY when I load I was start think it definably dangerous idea. It went down about 8" down and tires look flat with 80 psi.
We end pull out and load on trailer with together forklift stuff. We was over 22,300 pound for 00 F350 reg cab 4wd with 26 foot tri axles flatbed trailer. Top speed was 60 with bad 3 injectors and 1 bad valve cover gasket wiring.
Next load with forklift we end use Fsuperduty for safety reason.
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The curb weight Trey listed was for a 5.4. Your 6.0 adds almost 700 lbs, and that weight is with the smallest tires/wheels and absolutely no options. With the KR package, your base weight was probably 7,500 lbs or more. Add a couple hundred for fuel, another hundred or so for the brush guard, and whatever else is in the truck, and you're right at the weight the scales showed.
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The curb weight Trey listed was for a 5.4. Your 6.0 adds almost 700 lbs, and that weight is with the smallest tires/wheels and absolutely no options. With the KR package, your base weight was probably 7,500 lbs or more. Add a couple hundred for fuel, another hundred or so for the brush guard, and whatever else is in the truck, and you're right at the weight the scales showed.