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chevy2inreno · 08-12-2002, 07:34 PM

I have a 67 short bed. The truck is equipped with, and the option sheet in the glovebox indicates, HD coil springs front and rear and factory overloads, also have 31X10.5X15 tires to help offset the 4.11 gears. How much weight can I safely carry?

I hauled a pallet of retaining wall stacker blocks home this weekend that were supposedly 3,000-3,400 lbs. and didn't seem to have any problem. Don't want to haul that much weight again if I run a real risk of spitting out an axle or breaking something.

Thanks,

Dave

O'l Buck · 08-13-2002, 01:53 AM

i dunno about 67, but my trucks VIN plate has a GVWR rating stamped on it of 7500#....the cab is from a 70 C-20

palallin · 08-13-2002, 10:47 AM

I wouldn't recommend it on a daily basis, but I used to haul stuff that heavy every now and then, sometime also pulling a similarly loaded trailer. Consider braking distance and don't tailgate anybody. Beawre that steering will suddenly seem very easy

but actually be kinda squirrelly.

chevy2inreno · 08-13-2002, 10:51 AM

Thanks guys,

I never went over 30 mph and was pretty nervoous with all that weight. It was like dropping one of my Nova's in the bed, the front end got pretty light.

What exactly is the GVW rating on our trucks and how does it apply to my half ton. My guess is that the HD springs and factory overloads on my truck might get me to 3/4 ton weight capacity. Does anyone know for sure?

Thanks,

Dave

Southpa · 08-13-2002, 12:12 PM

Haha, on my last job with the fisheries I was doing some heavy hauling. My setup is pretty much the same as yours, HD front and rear coils and I installed coil-over shocks a few years back. The stance of my truck is maybe 4" higher in the rear. Imagine this...you lay a tarp out in the truck with the tarp going up the sides, front and back. And then you fill the truck, right up to the tops of the bedsides with salmon heads. Thats right, I said salmon heads!
I have no idea how much that weighed but you could certainly feel it when driving. My partner was impressed on how well the truck handled with those loads. Not to mention the power and responsiveness of that old 350. Hell, thats what these trucks were designed for....WORK!

08-12-2002, 07:34 PM	#1
chevy2inreno Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Reno, Nv. Posts: 70	How much can I haul?? I have a 67 short bed. The truck is equipped with, and the option sheet in the glovebox indicates, HD coil springs front and rear and factory overloads, also have 31X10.5X15 tires to help offset the 4.11 gears. How much weight can I safely carry? I hauled a pallet of retaining wall stacker blocks home this weekend that were supposedly 3,000-3,400 lbs. and didn't seem to have any problem. Don't want to haul that much weight again if I run a real risk of spitting out an axle or breaking something. Thanks, Dave

08-13-2002, 01:53 AM	#2
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	i dunno about 67, but my trucks VIN plate has a GVWR rating stamped on it of 7500#....the cab is from a 70 C-20 __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

08-13-2002, 10:47 AM	#3
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,238	I wouldn't recommend it on a daily basis, but I used to haul stuff that heavy every now and then, sometime also pulling a similarly loaded trailer. Consider braking distance and don't tailgate anybody. Beawre that steering will suddenly seem very easy but actually be kinda squirrelly. __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.

08-13-2002, 12:12 PM	#5
Southpa Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 2,409	Haha, on my last job with the fisheries I was doing some heavy hauling. My setup is pretty much the same as yours, HD front and rear coils and I installed coil-over shocks a few years back. The stance of my truck is maybe 4" higher in the rear. Imagine this...you lay a tarp out in the truck with the tarp going up the sides, front and back. And then you fill the truck, right up to the tops of the bedsides with salmon heads. Thats right, I said salmon heads! I have no idea how much that weighed but you could certainly feel it when driving. My partner was impressed on how well the truck handled with those loads. Not to mention the power and responsiveness of that old 350. Hell, thats what these trucks were designed for....WORK! __________________ 1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first.

08-13-2002, 10:51 AM	#4
chevy2inreno Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Reno, Nv. Posts: 70	Thanks guys, I never went over 30 mph and was pretty nervoous with all that weight. It was like dropping one of my Nova's in the bed, the front end got pretty light. What exactly is the GVW rating on our trucks and how does it apply to my half ton. My guess is that the HD springs and factory overloads on my truck might get me to 3/4 ton weight capacity. Does anyone know for sure? Thanks, Dave



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