Chrisreyn

Just curious... how much weight do you guys put in the bed of your truck when the roads get slick?
I carry 400 lbs of bagged rock salt in mine, plus about another 150lbs of cord wood or what ever is laying around....but I always wonder if its enough....

what do you guys use and how much????

ol' 93 12 valve

never thought about. figure the duallys will make up for it.

Chrisreyn

naw, the duallys are the worst on a slick road.. they float so easily, and with such a small contact patch, ya got no traction at all untill ya drop some wieght on 'em...

KartRacer

x2. At least from my experience.

I currently have 850 lbs in the back of mine. Still doesn't want to get traction from a dead stop, but it sure rides a lot better.

BearKiller

Wife's truck = put a pallet in the bed, against the tail-gate. Stack several 100-pound sacks of horse-feed on the pallet. Leave it in there, until the slickness is gone, then feed it to the horses. It don't get wet; she has a topper.


My truck hits the scales at 9800-pound; I usually don't add anything to it.


If not hauling anything, drop the air to around 30-PSI to make a longer track.

G1625S

I don't even notice anything back there untill about 1800lbs. Still no traction, but it rides better.

93beater

i dont put much of anything back there, never had any problems yet!

ofcmarc

Runnin' empty!

taterfarm

Me too.... and it sure is FUN

powerrammaster

I was thinkin about adding some. The 92 w/ 5 spd gets awfully squirelly in the snow. I guess its the combo of torque, heavier front end and l/s rear. I've had alot of Dodges and some Ctds and this one is a little scary. Then again, I never commuted to work until recently. I give the 2wd dually guys A LOT of credit makin' it around in those rigs!

dpuckett

My flatbed was the weight (added 1200lbs) til October when I swapped beds. WIth the flatbed, two flats on the rear, and wet slick snow on the ground, I backed up the hill of the street we lived on at the time. Now it wont hardly go on slick grass.

We dont get enough snow/ ice around here for it to be an issue. 93beater- in ElPaso, I wouldnt think you'd have much problem in inclement weather, either.

DP

wannadiesel

I had half a ton of cinderblocks back there and still couldn't get it to start on a hill. Even empty it is fine once you are moving - it's getting moving on a hill that is the problem. Massive torque at idle and a grabby clutch = instant wheelspin.

Now I don't bother, I just drive something else if it looks like snow.

Chrisreyn

Well, my 400 lbs of salt wasnt enough to get me started on about a half inch of ice on my gravel driveway this evening when I got called into work early.
Got an old 55 gallon drum, layed it on its side and filled it with water..about 480 lbs more, so now i have about 1050lbs back there, and i was able toget rolling...
this is my first 2wd, and my first auto, and i want my 4w 5 speed back!!!!!!

Nathan

In my old 92 2wd 5speed I bolted down 800lbs to the old 5th wheel plate holes, I didn't have any trouble getting around west central Indiana.

ofcmarc

Agreed!

This thing turns on a dime (and gives a nickels change) in winter time.