Over loaded pickup

Grit dog wrote:
^Except what scooby is neglecting is that you’re not going to shove that load any further forward.
Like saying if my aunt had balls she’d be my uncle. But she can’t grow any so no matter how hard you wish, it ain’t gonna happen.

No you won't push the load forward. BUT by putting those long boards on the top, pushing them forward, that wieght behind the RA will go forward of the RA, so potentially putting more wieght on the FA for better handling. I would not say in this instance it will be great. But it should put a few of the lost lbs from the rear overhang back.

Unfortunately, with the Transit at work, like ALL Ford vans, they added 4' to the rear of a smaller body. 2000 lbs completely behind the RA like these boards, screws up the FA balance. A stronger stiffer rear suspension would help.
One of the reasons I put as short a rear overhang on my dump flatbed. So I did not unduly unload the FA with a load too far in the rear of the bed.

Marty

What worries me is the people that tailgate these overloaded trucks as if to make them go faster.

^Except what scooby is neglecting is that you’re not going to shove that load any further forward.
Like saying if my aunt had balls she’d be my uncle. But she can’t grow any so no matter how hard you wish, it ain’t gonna happen.

I’ve seen it before. Was at a HoBO and there were some guys loading up a short wheelbase Dodge Ram Van 1/2 ton with 2 pallets of marble! They walk among us. And unfortunately breed and get to make life choices that affect other people!!!!

Obviously some of you have not seen what a long load overhanging a rear axel will do to the front axle! Every day in the fall, put a 2100 lbs pallet of antifreeze in th eback of my work transit van. Front axle darn near comes off the road, as ALL 2100 lbs is behind the rear axle. THe sprinter vans we had, had the same 14' body, but a 2-3' long Wheel base, put that 2100 lbs on the rear of that van, it barely barely sunk down.
Same with my pickups. Put a 2000-3000 lb pallet of anything behind the rear axle, part on tail gate, truck squatted, be it a DW with an 8500 GRAWR, or a SW 25 series with a 6100 GRAWR. Push move the pallet so it is centered or slightly forward of the axel, the truck looked and operated fantastic!

From my experience, Scooby is telling the truth as to how to make that load not weigh rear down as much. But as noted, it does appear to be a less than a 6000 GRAW 8 lug truck, so it will be overloaded no matter how you slice the cake. BUT as Scooby notes, proper loading a rig via balancing the load to both front and rear will make a legal load work, vs not work!

Marty

rjstractor wrote:

Geo*Boy wrote:
My nephew, 27 yrs. old, decided to build a deck. Didn’t want to pay a delivery charge, so he go his BIL with his truck to go to the lumber yard to get 36 bags of concrete. The gentleman at the yard with his forklift ask if the truck could hold the load, BIL says “it’s got a V8”. Forklift operators says ok, you know the rest of the story.

Depends on the truck. 36 bags of ready mix is less than 3000 pounds. Overloaded for a 150/1500 series truck but no problem for 250/2500 on up. My F250 would be a little over its GVWR with that load but slightly under RGAWR.

It was a F150.

Yes that probably is some sort of softer lighter material on top.

Bottom line WAYYYY overloaded no matter how you stack it.

Geo*Boy wrote:
My nephew, 27 yrs. old, decided to build a deck. Didn’t want to pay a delivery charge, so he go his BIL with his truck to go to the lumber yard to get 36 bags of concrete. The gentleman at the yard with his forklift ask if the truck could hold the load, BIL says “it’s got a V8”. Forklift operators says ok, you know the rest of the story.

Depends on the truck. 36 bags of ready mix is less than 3000 pounds. Overloaded for a 150/1500 series truck but no problem for 250/2500 on up. My F250 would be a little over its GVWR with that load but slightly under RGAWR.

He just needs air bags :)

Quoted from another thread, hot off the press...


"Like most Ford owners it is time to bag it! Ford seems to have provided a soft suspension to improve ride. So air bags are a popular add on item. The closer that wants to sell you an extended warranty, paint and interior sealers should include air bags for Fords."