4k payload????
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4k payload????
hey, just wanted to know if 4k lbs is a bad idea to put in the bed of my truck. i will be buying 2 tons of wood pellets very soon. and would like to do in one shot. anyone have any input. its an 05 f350 v10 auto 4x4. thanks
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I hauled two pallets of ceramic tile not to long ago, my best calculations I was at 4,400lbs. Hauled them from a homedepot about 50 miles away from my home. Truck did fine, rode better with the load than without!
My truck is lifted so I was still miles away from my bump pads though.
This was on wheel spacers BTW (so yes they can hold up)
When we bought the tile originally we were in our SUV and the frok lift tried to put ONE pallet in it and sat it on the ground! So I came back the next day and loaded both pallets and away I went LOL
My truck is lifted so I was still miles away from my bump pads though.
This was on wheel spacers BTW (so yes they can hold up)
When we bought the tile originally we were in our SUV and the frok lift tried to put ONE pallet in it and sat it on the ground! So I came back the next day and loaded both pallets and away I went LOL
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My 2003 Ford Super Duty brochure (page 21 - Maximum Payload Weight Ratings ) says;
2003 Super Duty F-350 4x4 GCWR - 9700 Lbs ;
Max Payload:
Regular cab : 3865 lbs
Super Cab Short Box (141"): 3695 Lbs.
Super CabLong Box (158") : 3530 Lbs.
My 2003 Super Cab F-350 2x4 ,LB rated for 3940 Lbs and it carried that load (with a 5th wheel trailer)for years of full timing without any issue.
You will be slightly overloaded , it may be OK , use your own judgement based on the distance , terrain , etc.
Ken
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You can most likely do it, but if you have or can borrow a trailer, why not let the trailer do the work. Beats the abuse of a nice truck.
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How much do these wood pellets weight per volume? I have a hard time even believing you would be able to get 4k worth in the bed.
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they are 40lb bags, 50 bags is a ton, so you are talking 100 bags,I can just barely fit a ton of wood pellets in my short bed so I would hope the op has a long bed if so and not going to far should not be a problem
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Don't know how much wood pellets weigh, but this weekend I hauled 2 cubic yards of moist black dirt that the yard said was about about a ton and a half per yard. Mine's a dually rated for those loads but no problem at all.....
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Isn't the payload rating for that truck greater than 4000 ? ? ? The V10 truck has the greatest payload capacity, over the 5.4 and 6.0, so I would think your payload capacity must be 4200 or something close to that. If that's the case I would think 4000 would be a piece of cake for your truck. Might be squatting pretty good if it were the F250, being two inches lower to start, but with the F350 you'll just be getting close to the capacity...or am I way off?
Hell, if that's the case, you could fill it up and drive around all day, just for *****s and giggles.
Hell, if that's the case, you could fill it up and drive around all day, just for *****s and giggles.
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I won't ever do that again, and I'll limit it one yard of dirt per load in the truck. It's not that I don't trust the truck, I don't trust other drives not to slam on their brakes.....
But to answer your question - yes, you CAN do it.
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I have an 05 V10 Long Box and I have carried 2 pallets of pellets a couple of times about 30 miles. Payload capacity on the sticker on my doorjamb is 4200Lbs. Truck carried it fine...Hardest part is getting the 2 pallets in the box as there is not a lot of room to spare. A pallet of pellets weighs about 2,030 lbs each including the pallet.
The truck handled the load just fine. I just made sure I had it in Tow/Haul and left plenty of room for braking. The biggest problem is the stopping. At least when I am towing I have a few extra brakes working for me.
The truck handled the load just fine. I just made sure I had it in Tow/Haul and left plenty of room for braking. The biggest problem is the stopping. At least when I am towing I have a few extra brakes working for me.
