The funny thing is it doesn't look like the back is sagging much at all for how overloaded it is. If you look at the space above the front and rear tires they aren't really any different.
Even a regular half ton could handle it.
Look back at the sixties & seventies and see what they hauled, before the legal side took over & led you to believe what they decided to print on the glovebox sticker. Scaremongering seems to rule all aspects of most peoples life.
Eric&Lisa wrote: Spotted at Sunrise Visitor's Center on Mt. Rainier in Washington state. Over 6400 foot elevation, and one heck of a climb to get there.
Newer 1500HD Silverado with a 6 foot bed, hauling a Snowriver 8 foot camper with a slide out. Fully loaded as you can see by the bikes and firewood which is shimming the camper into the bed. I wonder where their center of gravity is at...
-Eric
I think one less bike and he will be @ just the perfect weight.!!!
"07 Coachmen Aurora 36FWS"
"Workhorse W-22"
"8.1 L Chevrolet"
"Working on Toad"
And the dealer said no problem, just keep your beer on the left hand side of the fridge and the veggies on the right and weight wise everything will even on out, oh and just 1 more thing, make sure you travel with the stairs down so the front end doesn't lift off the ground.......
Possible, when I bought my first TT in "1990" I had one of those small Dodge 50's an bought a 16 ft TT. Dealer said oh yea no problem, was fine until I hit a grade. So needless to say way under trucked, so replaced the truck to a Dodge 150 in "91".
That SR 8'10" has the best center of gravity, ie, farthest forward, of any slide equipped TC. It is also made for either short or long bed trucks. I should know as I own one.
2005 Ford F350 6.0 PSD CC 4x4 SRW Lariat, 11500 GVWR, Rickson 19.5's, G124 265/70R/19.5/G tires, PacBrake PRXB, Airbags. AIRSAFE 25K Air hitch & TransferFlow 74 Gal Aux Tank
2006 FR Sandpiper Sport F37 Toyhauler, 16K GVWR, 7K axles, 600W Solar
That would be a perfect setup if he just had a Stable Lift. He could hang extra ballast towards the front - only if needed. He probably has those airbags that adds hauling capacity too!
wnjj wrote: The funny thing is it doesn't look like the back is sagging much at all for how overloaded it is. If you look at the space above the front and rear tires they aren't really any different.
I used to own a '93 GMC 1500 (regular cab/8' bed/4x4). Long before I bothered to learn about weight limits I was laying pavers for a walkway around my house. I bought them locally from the manufacturer and hauled them home myself. I was actually surprised at how little they made the rear end squat when they were loaded, maybe 2-3" below empty. Fortunately it was a fairly short drive home on back roads. The truck handled it well but you definitely could tell the weight was there and I wouldn't have wanted to drive too far that way. Some time later when I realized what I had done, I did the math. Each pallet of pavers (I only hauled one at a time) was roughly 2700 lbs. That put me roughly 1000 lbs over the door sticker weight limit. Yet, if you had looked at the truck loaded, it didn't look like it was overloaded.
Here is his story..........
"I have a 1500 truck and I cannot afford a new truck that is built for the configuration, so I put on air bags, spring helpers, heavy rated tires, tranny cooler, bigger wheels, chip on engine and Ill make do till I can afford a new proper truck"
"I've got my "C" rated tires and air bags up to 120 lbs. What could possibly go wrong?
Oh, and heated, leather seats."
That just cracks me up!
It wouldnt surprise me to see that guy towing a 25 foot boat with that 5 foot extension on there!
And some days I think my 915 is just to damn big on my dually. I think I might try it out on my 1990 Ranger this weekend.
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