Work or Play?? Informal poll

[DevinSixtySeven]

dd+play. heaviest load was probably around 800-1000#, and i was playing hard at the time...that was ~25g h20, 56g gasoline (includes full tank), 350# of humans, camping gear, tools, recovery gear, food, 33" spare, three skid plates, canvas topper, 5'x1.5' sand ladders and some random stuff from the overloaded jeep that was traveling with us and needed to split the gear offroad. i do have a set of +500# replacement leaves from alcan, and they performed wonderfully. they'll build to whatever specs you give them, and based on my truck's performance on the highway and offroad with all that stuff in the bed i'd say it can haul fine, just needs sturdier leaves.

-sean

[otacg78]

I use my truck for play. I have used it for work. but i dont because its not really a work truck. Its a limited and its just to damn sexy to be a work truck. But i offroad the hell out of it.. i love my tundra..sooo much.. i would make love to it if i could!!!

[shelbix2020]

Originally Posted by otacg78

i would make love to it if i could!!!

Oh theres ways .....

[H2O_MAN]

I hauled my heaviest load yesterday.
The freight bill read 2425 pounds and it all fit in the bed.

My compressed bump stop drive back to my garage was less than 3/4 of a mile.

The fuel surcharge was 19.30%!

[Bamataco1]

Originally Posted by TetTundra

Thanks for the feedback, guys. Sometimes I think I have a different truck than you all. 900#??? in the bed, plus occupants and whatever? Yikes! If I load the bed with travel gear and a few tools and go interstate, I bet it's not more than 600# in the bed, and steering is so light and sloppy that I drive like an ol lady. Yep, DYOGIM, new springs is prolly where I'm headed...Thanks for the tip.

I want my 1/2 ton truck to actually carry the 1000# without problems and handling issues. Maybe that's too much to ask?

To me it sounds like there is some sort of problem with your suspension. I put 800 pounds of top soil in bags right at the rear of my truck with no problems at all. And before some one mentions it, yes I am to lazy to spread it out all over the bed.