payload capacity
 

i have my old 1/2 ton 79 gmc sierra grande long bed and i need to figure this out i looked at the spid chart but that didn't say anything.

i noticed it has 10 leaf springs on each side and two monstrous gas shocks the most i can read on the shocks as they are rusty and faded are Gabri??? HD shocks????

so can anyone throw me a number at what i can load this truck two?

thanks

-Jake

Re: payload capacity
 

I probably wouldn't go much more then 1,100-1,200 in bed or whatever the tires are rated to. but that's just my non-pro opinion.

Re: payload capacity
 

My brother has been hauling 220 gallons of water to his field almost twice a week in my old man's '71 4x4. Just the 1/2 ton stock suspension and stock leafs. It squats pretty good but it has no problem doing it. He goes at least one time a week and been doing it for a year, around 12 mile round trip. So water at 8 lbs. a gallon times 220 thats around 1700 lbs plus 100 lbs of hose and water pump. Just my .02