I have never hauled any weight in my 2001/2500 4x4 ctd, and i have recently been given 3000lbs of granit that i need to bring home about 400 miles, my question is, is my truck going to be ok with that amount of weight in the box?

 

I had a 2000 2500 and I picked up several skids of landscaping rocks and other rock... they were about 3500#'s a skid... Didn't seem to be any problem...


Tony

 

3000 lbs of weight in the bed might overload your rear tires. Would it be ok locally, yeah. 400 mile trip? Probably ok, but what shape are the tires in?

 

At 80 PSI it should be fine as long as they are load range E's and in good shape. Just leave lots of space between the people in front of you!

 

NJ, you're right; forget about overloading those tires (not sure what I was thinking of); I think I was thinking about being over GVWR with 3000#'s in the bed, but thats never stopped anyone on this site... (me included)

 

I would make sure you centered the weight toward the front of the bed so you evenly load the truck, not just the rear, that way you wont get the "loose" feeling while driving 400 miles


Good Luck

 

I agree as far forward as possible....80psi It'll ride like a caddy!

 

IMHO 400 miles is a very long way to haul 3,000 pounds in the bed. If it were me I would rent / borrow a double axle trailer w/brakes and not worry about it.

 

I hauled slightly over 3000# of cement blocks to the dump once (as measured on their scale), which is a 30 min drive. The truck drove fine, well on the overloads but with not too much squat, and I wouldn't hesitate to haul that weight 400 miles, but I'd drive slow and to the right with 80 psi all around.

I'd also make sure the load really weighs 3000#, because as you go significantly over that number you may get close to tire limits, especially w/ 245's. From Google:

"Granite has a density of about 166.5 lb. per cubic foot, or about 2.6 times what the same volume of water would weigh. If its what commercial stone dealers call a "black granite" the density would likely be much higher. A standard reference notes that the average density of granite is 2.667 grams/cc and the range of densities is 2.516-2.809 grams/cc."

 

I second that Geico266!
Borrow a buddies car trailer or look at renting one, can't be that expensive, cheaper than buying all of that granite. I wouldn't feel comfortable with that kind of weight in my DRW especially if you gotta stop really fast and the load wants in the cab with you.
Heck if you lived near me i'd let ya borrow my trailer.
good luck
scotte

 

All good responses....think about getting a set of Timbrens. Only takes 15 to 20 minutes to install and they'll help keep your backside from dragging and looking like a target for the boys with the flashing lights...

 

Well i made it home with my granit without any problems, it really did'nt even change the aim on my headlight's, i was so impressed with the way it handled it. now i can begin on building my granit countertop ect. now i need a fourm like this on working with granit

Again thanks for all the comments.

 

3000 lbs of granite for one counter top?!?! Good God man, how big is your kitchen counter?!?!

 

Hmm....I used to do this regularly with my 2500 and 3000 lb slide-in camper. Now, my new camper is slightly over 4500 lbs and I only use my 3500 for that but 3000 lbs can certainly be hauled safely and comfortably for long distances in a 2500.

 

Kitchen counter plus a few other projects