what did I damage by hauling 2 tons of rock in 1/2 ton truck?
Question:
I’ve got a 99 1/2 ton, 5.3 liter, Silverado. I put a pallet of boulders weighing a little over 2 tons in it & hauled it about 20 miles. The truck seems to drive just fine, but I’m concerned that I may have screwed something up in the process that will come & bite me later. I know, I know, I deserve anything that happens to it. It’s amazing what laziness will make a person do. The only option I had was unloading 1/2 the pallet at the yard, and coming back to get it later. It was too hot for that. chris
Response:
I wouldn’t worry about it, unless you notice something different about they way it handles or drives. I had a 1988 Chevy S-10 pickup that I hauled about a ton and a half in once. The front wheels were barely on the ground and they tires were almost flat. The truck held together fine and it now has over 200K miles on it. I had to replace the ball joints in it, but I don’t think that is related to hauling a heavy load. Just make sure to maintenance your vehicle regularly. I use to think changing your oil was when, after about 50000 miles, you heard your engine start knocking and then it took 4 quarts to fill it back up. Now, after an engine rebuild, I keep an eye on things… Keith – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I’ve got a 99 1/2 ton, 5.3 liter, Silverado. I put a pallet of boulders > weighing a little over 2 tons in it & hauled it about 20 miles. The > truck seems to drive just fine, but I’m concerned that I may have > screwed something up in the process that will come & bite me later. > I know, I know, I deserve anything that happens to it. It’s amazing what > laziness will make a person do. The only option I had was unloading 1/2 > the pallet at the yard, and coming back to get it later. It was too hot > for that. > chris
Response:
Is that a Keckomesh or a Blivot? Depending upon your grandfather’s Ellis I. re-naming. Two pounds of sh*t in a one-pound bag. I wouldn’t worry about it. Do it again and the warranty guy may show up. Kidding! No worse than hauling a cord of oak and cherry in my ‘52 GMC. What does that weigh anyway? David – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I’ve got a 99 1/2 ton, 5.3 liter, Silverado. I put a pallet of boulders >weighing a little over 2 tons in it & hauled it about 20 miles. The >truck seems to drive just fine, but I’m concerned that I may have >screwed something up in the process that will come & bite me later. >I know, I know, I deserve anything that happens to it. It’s amazing what >laziness will make a person do. The only option I had was unloading 1/2 >the pallet at the yard, and coming back to get it later. It was too hot >for that. >chris
Response:
Do it in a truck prior to the 80’s and I wouldn’t sweat it. In a new truck you never know. I used to work with heavy trucks and Rockwell and Eaton rear ends. We had a customer that used to take Peterbuilt over the road trucks out into the beat fields of Montana and haul 100,000lbs of beats through muddy fields. Then 6 months later while another customer drives the truck down the road hauling a light load, the diff fails. Analysis showed a stress fracture had occured months earlier that didn’t fail immediatly but as it started to corrode it finally ripped a tooth off a ring gear or pinion shaft. I certainly wouldn’t recommend going over spec with weight these days. Before trucks were over built and often could haul much more than they were rated at. Limited mostly by the tires. These days of computer modeling and tight tollerances, I wouldn’t be supprised if what they are rated at, are exactly what they can handle, no more. In other words, probably nothing was damaged but I wouldn’t make a habit of it.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’ve got a 99 1/2 ton, 5.3 liter, Silverado. I put a pallet of boulders > weighing a little over 2 tons in it & hauled it about 20 miles. The > truck seems to drive just fine, but I’m concerned that I may have > screwed something up in the process that will come & bite me later. > I know, I know, I deserve anything that happens to it. It’s amazing what > laziness will make a person do. The only option I had was unloading 1/2 > the pallet at the yard, and coming back to get it later. It was too hot > for that. > chris
