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I stopped out to the local ready-mix plant outside of town to get a load of lime rock for my gravel driveway. I figured I'd need 2 tons in order to cover it and planned on making 4 trips at 1/2 ton per trip with my 96 f150 short box.
So, I back up to the pile and a big ole loader lumbers up, takes a bite of the pile, and proceeds to slowly shake it into my bed. The truck sat down a little, then a little more, then a little more, and then a little more until it looked pretty full.
I pulled up to the weigh station. I weighed 4800 pounds before, and 7360 after.
Oops!! That's about 1.6 tons of gravel in the bed of a 1/2 ton truck.
Since it was already in there I decided to take it slow and nurse it home, and I made it and everything was fine. But I was worried that I may have damaged the leaf springs or weakend them or something.
Can anyone tell me if I likely damaged the truck, or if it's probably fine. It drives the same and doesn't appear to be any worse for the wear.
Should I get some helper springs for next time?? How much do they cost?
So, I back up to the pile and a big ole loader lumbers up, takes a bite of the pile, and proceeds to slowly shake it into my bed. The truck sat down a little, then a little more, then a little more, and then a little more until it looked pretty full.
I pulled up to the weigh station. I weighed 4800 pounds before, and 7360 after.
Oops!! That's about 1.6 tons of gravel in the bed of a 1/2 ton truck. Since it was already in there I decided to take it slow and nurse it home, and I made it and everything was fine. But I was worried that I may have damaged the leaf springs or weakend them or something.
Can anyone tell me if I likely damaged the truck, or if it's probably fine. It drives the same and doesn't appear to be any worse for the wear.
Should I get some helper springs for next time?? How much do they cost?
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It's fine. It's a Ford. 
Helper springs are about $40 and give you quite a bit of extra carrying capacity. Worth it if you're going to be doing that kind of stuff regularly.
Also, the fact that it's a half ton doesn't mean that it can only carry 1000 lbs of weight. It's just a relative indicator of strength. You can put a LOT more than 1500 lbs in the back of a 3/4 ton truck.
Helper springs are about $40 and give you quite a bit of extra carrying capacity. Worth it if you're going to be doing that kind of stuff regularly.
Also, the fact that it's a half ton doesn't mean that it can only carry 1000 lbs of weight. It's just a relative indicator of strength. You can put a LOT more than 1500 lbs in the back of a 3/4 ton truck.
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Don't worry
Odds are in my opinion you did no damage I have severly overloaded a truck many of time, once had almost 6000 lbs in the bed of a 1999 chevy 3/4 did no damage other than ruined the tires (factory tires suck) I am not saying this was a good thing or a safe thing but you probably did no damage to your truck If you plan to use it like this again I would invest in a set of helpers and higher ply tires. Again I am no expert on suspensions
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