how much in the bed?
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From: Lyndonville, Vermont
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.
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From: Central Kansas
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.
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From: Muncie, IN
What is that, a 4 1/2' or 5' bed? Can't be much weight in that short short bed.
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From: maine
I put 2 1 ton pallets of wood pellets in the back of my 8' bed once. That's 4000 lbs and it was a bit too much. I hauled it OK, but I wouldn't have wanted to go far with that load. My truck is rated lower than yours, though. 1 ton of pellets was an easy load.
I also carried a Lance slide in camper that, fully loaded, weighed in at 3000 lbs. Other than being a bit top heavy, it was a pretty easy load.
I also carried a Lance slide in camper that, fully loaded, weighed in at 3000 lbs. Other than being a bit top heavy, it was a pretty easy load.
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.
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From: Brunswick, Maryland
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.
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From: Cincy area
That is a good point.
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From: CA Bay Area
Never happened.
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From: Cincy area
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.
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From: Lyndonville, Vermont
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..
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From: Missouri
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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.
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