What's the most weight you have ever hauled in the bed of a stock 3rd generation 2500 CTD? 4x2 or 4x4?

 

3000 pounds of bricks, and could hardly tell it was there the way the engine put out.

 

Uhhhh.....300 pounds of sand I think....that and the wife (she doesn't read this) .

 

I hauled 1900lbs, worth of cement yesterday. Only reason I knew I had a load was because the ride was softer other than that, the engine felt like it wasn't even breaking a sweat.

 

I have had about 4k of concrete in mine...no problem. The truck squats more than it labors...can't even feel the load compared to my old Ford which would take more to squat it than it could move!

 

Geeze...I'm kinda scared to admit how much weight I had in mine between yesterday and today. Lets just say it exceeded Dodges recommended maximum payload of 2100 lbs by a pretty large margin . Stupid me didn't ask how much each bucket load of stone weighed until AFTER they were loaded in the bed .

 

Makes a note of this for future blackmail use

 

I wish I could say the same about my capacity. I had 23-2600 lbs in mine and the bump stops were 1/4" from the axle . It definitley wasn't a happy truck. Solved that problem with some 5000# Ride Rites with an in cab controller and a tank under the frame for small jobs.

 

This past week was hauling water and groceries to the hurricane victims in Punta Gorda, FL. Estimated load was 1700-1800 lbs. Never noticed any strain on the engine. Doing 68-70 mph got 21.9 mpg. I can't complain.

 

4000lbs or so of sand. The rear end went down about 5" but it didn't mind. It accelerated and stopped fine.

Nick

 

I've only loaded up about 1900lbs worth of aux tank fuel, ATV, and gear into my truck. The engine never noticed, but the ride definitely smooths out with weight back there. With the aux tank full and quad in the back it only squats about an inch or two...looks perfectly flat like I had a leveling kit put on

 

Hmm, 1900 lbs pin weight, 145 lb hitch, 150~lb tool box, me, my wife and her parents ~780 lbs. The truck sat level and towed our 10,400 lb 5th wheel like a champ. No helper springs.

 

5600 pounds of potatoes it did pretty well but it sounded like a **** mule every time i went over a bump might of had more on it this past weekend with 12000 empty 50lb potato bags but off hand i don't know how much they weigh

 

1,500lbs of deer corn in the bed and at least 500lbs tongue weight with the trailer.

MikeyB

 

3600 pounds of topsoil and landscaping bricks. Engine didn't care, rode like a limo, was on the factory overloads but not more than an inch into them. I have the factory camper, towing, and plow packages on my 2500HD. I'm pretty sure that load would have killed the Ranger I used to drive.