got a big stone job comming up was wondering how many tons i can hauls in my 01 f350 grain body
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how many tons can i haul in my 350 dump
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take the actual weight of the vehicle and subtract it from the Gross vehicle weight....that is your load.....
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4 tons? Haha, sure.
F-350 dumps are not smart purchases- no offense... you can't put hardly anything in the back. Do you have access to a scale? Fill your truck with fuel, and the normal supplies- get weighed and subtract from your GVWR. You'll be suprised how little you can legally haul. Good luck!
F-350 dumps are not smart purchases- no offense... you can't put hardly anything in the back. Do you have access to a scale? Fill your truck with fuel, and the normal supplies- get weighed and subtract from your GVWR. You'll be suprised how little you can legally haul. Good luck!
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A 350 size of any brand is a 1 ton truck. Thats around 2000 lb load.
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I tipped the scale at 16k before with mine. :weightlifter:
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Perfectly balanced for an F450! A bit much for an f-350.
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Try somewhere in the middle of those 2 replies
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As BIG as your coco-nuts are
I have towed 13K of landscape rock, thats rock weight only with my 3/4 ton Dodge. That depends on your State. here in TN if you "look" legal (no sagging) the DOT will not mess with you.
I have towed 13K of landscape rock, thats rock weight only with my 3/4 ton Dodge. That depends on your State. here in TN if you "look" legal (no sagging) the DOT will not mess with you.
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I would say 2 tons at the most there is no way you can put 4 ton in a 1 ton.
All it takes is to have a accident and your found to be overloaded and your insurance is null and void you ended up with a fatal accident because your brakes failed and you rammed into a car.
Don't run 1 ton trucks overloaded they have undersized brakes and tires that are maxed out.
All it takes is to have a accident and your found to be overloaded and your insurance is null and void you ended up with a fatal accident because your brakes failed and you rammed into a car.
Don't run 1 ton trucks overloaded they have undersized brakes and tires that are maxed out.
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2000 lbs only get mine down to touching the helpers. 2 ton on a
Chevy 3500 is closer. But it depends on your bed.
might it be cheaper and faster to just have it hauled in on a tandem?
how long will it take you to make 3-5 trips? what is your cost for time, fuel, wear n tear?
then what is the cost to get it delievered? the stone will be the same...then you save half a day or so and have more time to grade it out....
how long will it take you to make 3-5 trips? what is your cost for time, fuel, wear n tear?
then what is the cost to get it delievered? the stone will be the same...then you save half a day or so and have more time to grade it out....
Best advice!
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My thoughts exactly. Just get it delievered..
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From my observation you can put 2 tons safely in a "1 ton", for example if your GMC 3500 weights 8000lbs empty and ur gvw is 12500, you are legally good for at least 2 tons, so 4k lbs plus u and fuel and some small hand tools. Your truck can take putting a 16K gvw once and a while like Mystic pointed out,( i have done it), but as Gravel rat pointed out, you need to be concerned with braking and your tires. If your truck is in tip top mechanical shape, you are most likely ok, but if it is if'y, I would refrain from overloading it, just charge the customer extra to get it delivered. Best of luck
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legally about 2 ton but a few years back i scaled out at 23K. loaded with salt our F700 was broke down and i was headed out to a large warehouse that took every bit of 7 ton of salt and there was no time to make to trips. did it do it YES was it safe or legal NO.
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Just had my "new to me" 07 Ram 3500 Hd landscape body wieghed before loading it with myself and a full tank it came in at 9600 lbs. (thats with a hemi not a diesel) GVWR is 12500. It took the third yard of topsoil in the bed before the helper springs were even engaged. That's about 5400 lbs. payload and the truck was riding and braking just fine. Also, for those of you with the chevys, be sure you know the difference between a 3500 series and a 3500HD. The GVWR is WAY different from one to the other. That's why I went with the Dodge.
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