I'm calling BS on that one.

 

me too on BS. must be solid steel shocks. lol.

 

From a guy who loads trucks all day at a stone and building supply yard, you can safely put one ton of material in the bed of a 1500. Any more than that will wear on more than just the leafs and shocks. You need to think about the effect on the breaks and the drive train. Also, too much weight will push you around the roads.

 

not sure what it ways but a yard of peastone is a little too much, at 55 feels like the front end is floating good thing I didn't have to go far

 

I don't care what you load. For an extended peroid of time, like what the OP wants to do; it's not a good idea.

And, btw, I do love one post wonders....


1000#s max. That's it. Even if you have overloads, 1000# max in the bed. Unless you are smart, putting overloads on a truck, is nothing more than a damn good way to over load the axles. Keep in mind that a 1500 is a light duty truck, and so are its axles.