Shipping weight
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Shipping weight
i've been trying to guess my payload,and I use to not give a damn.My brother thought he could carry about 1500 lbs of cement in his ranger and he just poped a tire.Good thing it poped on the ranch.Now it got me thinking about a safe limit for my truck.So I am trying to figure out my payload capacity. I ain't woried about my tires poping,because there D rated.Im woried about the capacity of the truck itself.My 1977 F-150 4x4 has a GVW of 6,150 pounds.How much dose my truck weigh.Im figuring about 4,700 lightly loaded,but I cant stop thinking its more,since its all steel.I just want a close figure,so i can know when its time to put the load on a trailer.
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At this age the trucks condition is gonna be pretty important. How much rust is there? Id put your trucks weight between 4700 and 5000 empty unless theres a lot of rust then it might be lighter.lol. So according to your GVW you should be able to hold 1150 or so in the bed. A GVW of 6150 seems sorta low. Does it have any overload springs? Those help a lot. My 2 79 F-150 4x4s have a GVW of 6300 and my short bed 77 F-150 4x4 has a GVW of 6050.
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yeah its 6,150 gvw.I saw that the code #141 meant 6,300 gvw which is also on my door tag,but i didn't know what to think since my door sticker said 6,150 so I just assumed its 6,150.As far as condition of the frame and stuff like that are in great shape.The body is the only part of the truck with a rust problem.It has stock rear springs,but it is lifted 4 inches.The bad part is the rear is lifted with blocks which is another thing im looking into.The only thing I'm worried about is the stress on my rear axle since i have 33's,not big ,but for hauling i don't know if it will make a difference.
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If you get new leaf springs get a set for a 6" lift and get rid of all the blocks. That should make it sit level plus new springs are gonna be a big upgrade compared to 30 year old springs.
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Check the load rating on your tires because if they won't hold then it really doesn't matter what the truck can handle. You can usually go to a metal scrap yard and drive your truck onto the scale and that will tell you what it weighs and it is free. Most trucks will handle more than the gvw rating but it beyond the manufactures design for suspension componants and braking ability to stop the load safely. Plus you risk shearing off wheel studs and destroying axle bearings or even worse, breaking an axle.(on flanged axle aplications)
