Hi guys/gals,

Wondering if anyone knows off the top of their head the weight I can haul in the bed of my '06 1500 quad cab with Hemi, 3.92 and 4x4?

I searched the forum and really didn't find anything stating total weight.

Thanks,
J

 

You'll find that people have carried ridiculous amounts of weight in the bed but I personally had no problem with 1600 lbs of slatwall -- drove over 100 miles with it.

 

1600 is probably close to the listed payload limit. I know that people occasionally go over the rating, but I wouldn't do it for long distances, or in situations where it'll be bouncing around a lot (rough roads, etc.).

 

and that is why many guys have bent rear leaf springs.

1300# is actually the limit. http://www.dodge.com/bodybuilder/2008/docs/dr/mlup.pdf

Get yourself airbags if you wanna haul at or a little above that amount.

 

like dirty said 1300# is 1500 payload that why you need a full floater axle for heavy payload.
your putting lots of stress on your axle bearings

 

You know, when you think about it, 1300 pounds isn't all that much weight. My 1983 Ranger had a 1625 lb payload rating and it was just a little thang. Of course, it rode pretty stiff also.

A cubic yard of top soil weighs between 2200 and 2800 pounds, depending on moisture content. I don't think you'd want to carry that much dirt in the back of one of these trucks. Mulch would be OK - it's a lot lighter than dirt.

 

Excellent resource, dirtydog. Bookmarked for future reference.

 

That seems pretty heavy for topsoil (I haven't weighed it though.)
I may have been overburdening my truck a few times.

IIRC, a yard of "A-base" (underlay for pavement) is about 3300 pounds - again, depending on moisture content as well..

 

Just going by information I've "dug up" (no pun intended) from various sources. And from the bottomed out springs on my 2000# 4.5 X 8 trailer a couple of months ago.

I had a friend give me a generous portion of good soil a couple of months ago when I was filling in some erosion. This was before I got the truck. The poor trailer was only about 1/2 full, and the springs were almost all the way down. I finished 'em off when I picked up about 75 pieces of sod on the way home. It had absolutely NO suspension travel left. Fortunately, it was only about 3 miles from the house, and all back-roads with few bumps.

Wish I'd have had the truck and a bigger trailer that day!