Maybe 40 years ago when the term "half ton", "3/4 ton" or "one ton" actually meant something.

Even my Dakota is rated for 2K in the bed.

 

Those numbers can't be right, where are they from? I know the 2001 specs for a quad cab short bed 4x4 are 1500-1380lbs, 2500-2980lbs, 3500-4900lbs. No way is the payload for a 3/4 ton or 1 ton that low. Don't know why the payloads would be significantly different for 2nd gens.

 

idk about actual weight, but ive had 3 buckets from a bobcat skidsteer, along with 400 lbs of fuel in a tank in the bed, drove it 15 or so miles just fine, but it sure squatted me down, even with 8 springs in the rear packs

 

i was just saying what i thought i knew, i thought 1/2 ton meant that you could put 1/2 ton in the bed and 3/4 meant you could put 3/4 ton in the bed and 1 ton meant you could put 1 ton in the bed. but maybe i'm wrong, but then again if you put more than 1/2 ton in a 1500 the handling and braking are less than optimum. looking at this post though, i don't think any of us actually pay attention to the load ratings. if it'll fit in the bed, its going in the bed.

i want the red one!

 

Ahhh, ok. I plan on putting some helper springs or otherwise in the back of mine before I put that much in it again. I didn't realize I had that much weight in the back until i saw it squat.

 

Go big or go home... Naw... Just go home big...





Doing good here...

 

I'm sore just thinking of unloading that.

 

Turn the od off and try to load the head of the bed heavy. That way it will help the rear from bouncing.

 

Is that red oak I see in there. And a red light??

 

lol i dunno if id trust those side rails to hold that weight in. and it looks like you got an add a leaf or 2 in there??