Hauling River Rock

drvon · Apr 17, 2011

Hey everyone, I need to haul some river rock, and was wondering how much my 2010 B4000 can load in the bed. I need at least a bobcat bucket load and the landscape place said it was around 900lbs. Can my truck haul that much in the bed or will I making a few trips?

RollinWOT · Apr 17, 2011

Look in the owner's manual. It should tell you the optimum payload capacity. Don't overload the truck and you'll be good to go! :icon_thumby:

Captain Ledd · Apr 17, 2011

A few of us have had ~1500 in the bed before. My personal best (that I actually got weighed) was 1200 lbs, and that was moved with a 4 cylinder.

You should be fine, just use your head. Lots of extra room to stop, take it slow and easy, blah, blah, blah and all that stuff. Air your rear tires up real nice, probably right up to the max rating on the tire.

shane96ranger · Apr 17, 2011

I hauled 3 loads of sand last summer that the guy told me were in the 1200 pound range. It leveled my truck (I have the 2 inch rake), but it hauled it like it wasn't there.

Like RollinWOT said, see what your owners manual says.

drvon · Apr 17, 2011

So in the brochure for the truck the payload rating is, 1250lbs. So does that mean That I can cary 1250 - 150 (my weight) = 1100lbs?

407Link · Apr 17, 2011

you can do it.. just make sure they don't dump it in all at one time and drive slow!

kimcrwbr1 · Apr 17, 2011

You should be ok that is less than 1/2 a ton it may be sitting on the axle bumpers on the frame or will hit them on bumps +1 on the tire pressure to keep it from swaying too much, dont over steer or ride the clutch. Hope your brakes are good they will be smoking hot if you have alot of stopping to do.

tec2484 · Apr 17, 2011

I hauled a 900lb garage door, tools, ladders, me and a helper=450lb with my first 91 ranger just go easy.

jammert609@yahoo.com · Apr 17, 2011

I bumper pulled 940 lbs of scrap medal with my 84 going 35 an it did fine.. go slow leave space between u an the other car dont ride brakes or gun your truck an you should be fine..

bilzy7 · Apr 17, 2011

i mean... if its a 2010 you should have a manual.... googled it for christ sakes! the only thing to worry is our my brakes strong enough to haul.... if your that worried get a trailer and just brake early dont go too fast.

straycat · Apr 19, 2011

I won't go over 1200 lbs, Bro...just to be safe.

robertc1024 · Apr 20, 2011

900 - pffft - no problem - just take it easy. You'll feel like a gravel truck coming to a stop but shouldn't have any issues other than that. I routinely get a yard of dirt dumped into mine and the only thing I really notice is the smoother ride.

lil_Blue_Ford · Apr 20, 2011

900 lbs is nothing really, just make sure you leave extra stopping distance and the like. I've hauled 900-1,000 lbs in my Ranger more times than I can count. I've also hauled over a ton of limestone, one and 1/4 yards of topsoil, and a bunch of auto parts which probably put me around a ton. Of course, I had the heavier GVWR Ranger that was offered in 2000 as well as having upgraded the brakes and suspension somewhat. Now that I have my F-150, my Ranger doesn't do anywhere near as much hauling work - my F-150 is a 3/4 ton in disguise, lol.

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