1800 Pounds the other day

Few days ago i took in 1800 lbs of engine parts etc, never hauled anything more then 650 lbs in the back of the truck. was not near as bad as i thought. i have a 04 silverado 1500 v6 4.3 vortec. got 11 cents a pound. and had some motors with iron hanging off got 14 cents and they call it melt, 35 cents for straight motors. came out to right under $200 for the iron and $37 for the melt/motors. Hope to have more days like this and thanks for reading.

Welcome to the 1,500+ Lbs club. Watch the payload capacity for your truck tho, ya don't wanna break a spring.

I love that you guys are bragging about overloading your trucks.

we get .20 cents a lb for straight motors here in canada.

Originally Posted by brandon

2280 in an 89 ford ranger 4X4, 4 cylinder and a 5 speed.

my 93 ranger is a 3/4 ton, actually just a bit more(1650 is the rated payload), yours might be too

is you have to overload try to load all the heavy stuff close to the cab ... --- just a heads up ___

Nice load, I always love it when I have more than expected.

This might make you wonder about factory ratings?

What do you guys mean when you say "straight moters"?

I might be at the top of the list 2400lbs in a chevy 1500 with the 4.3L V6 1993, so just a heads up gentlemen scrapper

I had most of the weight up near the cab and or on the right side of the vehicle to help balance out weight.

If you regularly overload a half ton truck... you're gonna have a bad time, haha.

Sorry , not my story to tell . My wife pulled the pic from facebook and e-mailed it to me about a week ago?

I know if you put 2100lb in a 71 f100 it will drag the ground. A 1979 f350 will haul 6700lbs pretty easily though lol. I have saw many guys hauling 3k lbs in late model 1/2 tons

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Sorry for the hijack but I thought our newer members might like to hear the story.
Here's the whole story as told by one of our esteemed members, a state trooper from NY.
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/day-l...-thinking.html
And like Paul Harvey would say; And now the rest of the story;
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/day-l...not-again.html

ok, now - the car in the truck I can see being dangerous but the van looked pretty secure so why was that one illegal?

Back on topic, I had one ton in my truck 2 years ago, my brothers HUGE toolboxes full of tools and my back end was eating rubber and my tires were almost flat. I have a 1/2 ton Sierra, it popped the rear seals.