I've got a friend that needs me to pick up a pallet of sod for him tomorrow that weighs about a ton, my truck has an 80hp tune burned on the pcm, will this be safe to do in the bed?

 

from a weight standpoint, I have put a ton of gravel in my bed - no big deal. If possible, have them place the pallet as far forward as possible.

 

I was just concerned that having that much weight in the bed for a 60 mile drive may be too much on the transmission with the tune i've got on the truck

 

You will not hurt the tranny if you don't try any jack rabbit starts.
That tune will only come into play if you mash the throttle.

Just drive it as your own and not like you stole it.

 

X2 what Robin said, you'll be fine.

 

Youll be fine. Ive towed 12k+ in 80e from maryland to florida. Just watch your gauges and dont drive crazy.

 

You'll be fine. I've had more than that on the truck.

 

Only a ton? Your engine and tune will be fine. You'll just have to get used to driving in a reclining position. My guess is you'll come away wanting a set of airbags so the rear end doesn't sag so much when you load it down next time.

 

I wouldn't be concerned about the weight but if the forklift guy lifts the back edge of the pallet and scoots it in your bed could get rippled between the cross supports. My OBS got "waves" in the bed by pallets of bricks being scooted in at an angle like that.

Removing the tailgate will make it a lot easier for him to get it over the wheels without tilting and scooting.

 

I to got a pallet load of bricks. I heard that that could happen. I laid down three 2 x 6's Flat and also removed the gate for loading. Not sure if the 2 x 6's saved me, But i didn't get ripples. I was worried.

 

good idea, prolly even a thick sheet of plywood would work too

 

My dad has an '03 F250, although not a power stroke. He has hauled a 2000# pallet of cooking oil jugs on a weekly basis for a few years. I used to think he was crazy do that to a truck until I bought by '99 power stroke. I now know what these trucks are capable of. I routinely haul a ton in the bed for 75 mile runs part of which is along windy mountain roads and don't think twice about it. I have air bags which helps a lot too. Puting down a piece of plywood in the bed works really helps when sliding a pallet with a forklift.

 

I hauled 1.8 tons of gravel in mine for 35 miles on crooked roads. No problems,

 

I've had close to 2 tons of gravel in the bed of mine...drove like a dream. Obviously, not very fast, but I got all the gravel from the yard to our house, I was happy.

I did air up my tires to max psi tho...that seemed to help with the handling a good bit.

 

Hauling weight in the bed would almost seem easier on the tranny than pulling weight on a trailer. There would only be the added drag on the rear wheels, as opposed to pulling a trailer with more wheels creating more rolling friction. And weight in a bed, load it till the bump stops touch! Not really, but I've done it not realizing it. I load my tractor on my 32' gooseneck with the bucket on the tongue and I can tell ya it got to be at least 4k on the ball. Don't sweat it. And if it does give you tranny fits, you were closer to needing work then you realized!