payload?

[peglomaniac]

Hi

I have a '98 Ranger XLT extended cab 4x4 6' box automatic. How many pounds of shingles can I put in the box?

I love my truck.

peg

 

[shizzy]

RTFOM??

it should be listed in your owners manual by how your truck is layed out

 

[177CIOfPureLove]

The rangers are rated as a quarter ton truck, or 500 pounds. Both rangers I have had i have put anywhere from 800 to 1100 pounds of scrap metals or mulch. (highest verifiable 1140 lbs,scrap receipt) These were both 2wd, I believe that the 4x4 trucks have a little less capacity on paper. The trick is to go easy on her. The one ranger i used every weekend had 212,000 miles on it and was a 5 speed,4cyl, and took all this weight with no problem and no breakdowns. They squat a little but thats to be expected. My 89' has weaker leaf springs, so i got a pair out of a 2001 ranger to swap in one day. Just go easy on her and she will get it done. (should i think you should go for 1,000 lbs? no. try for about 500 to get a feel for it, 500 pounds of shingles is a manageable amount.)

 

[Todd~Rod]

I agree iv'e had a decent amount in my 96 4x4 4.0 and had no problems just start out light and work your way up if you need to don't over do it because it could cost you more if you break something

 

[mhughes165]

iv hauled a pallet of concrete in the bed of my old 87 no problem....would i reccomend doin it to someone that is asking, never.....

 

[metalmacguyver]

Get a trailer and put the weight on that. Tow it with the ranger.

 

[Forcus]

The Ranger is classified as a quarter ton pickup but may be rated for more or less payload. Your GVWR is on the doorframe and is the maximum loaded weight. Your available payload is the GVWR minus the weight of the truck. Either the sticker or your owner's manual will define what the GVWR of the truck is (ie, fully fueled, with one or two passengers, etc).

The question you asked is loaded because the GVWR will depend on options, etc and is what the manufacturer set it at.

The GVWR rating will tell you what the manufacturer said is the maximum weight of the truck and its load (in the bed / cab / whatever) but does not necessarily correlate to the safest weight you can handle. IE the GVWR is unsafe if your tires have 0 tread, or you drive like a douche.

Conversely, you can add modifications that make the truck safer, possibly even safer than a stock truck below its GVWR, at a given weight, but will not increase the GVWR. The GVWR is static unless you have it legally changed (I checked in to it, a PITA).

So all those words are a long way of saying that your truck will be safest when you are within your capabilities and the truck's capabilities.

Absent a scale, I'd just put shingles in the bed until it starts to squat and then dump the load

 

[peglomaniac]

Thanks all - very informative
peg

 

[BSU541]

I had 1500 lbs in my truck once, and it did just fine. If you did that on a daily basis though you would F up your truck real quick.

 

[Will]

Study this if you really want to know.

In a nutshell, there are two payload ratings. One is 5,080# and the other 5,140#. If you have the 5,080# GVWR on your door sticker the max payload (including you, any other passenger or anything that didn't come with it from the factory) is 1,260#. If you have a 5,140# GVWR, your max payload is 1,540#.

The 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1 ton means jack shit. A Ranger could be a 3/4-ton and an F350 with duallies could be a 2.5 ton. I do not know the history of those terms, but it isn't recent history--like since the 50s. They are absolutely meaningless.

 

[Kona]

My weight rating on my 91 4X4 supercab is 754 kilos or about 1600lbs, as rated by my Provincial Government insurance agency. That of course supposes a stock truck, no 65lb winch, extra here extra there.

 

[Hahnsb2]

We've put a ton of gravel in my dads 2wd 2.3 ranger. 1,500 seems reasonably safe.