Question on actual payload of RAM 1500 4x4

From : fenderaxe

Q: hi there -- the payload rating for my ram 1500 quad cab is 1500 lbs. awhile back i loaded a bunch of yard waste and broken concrete into the bed and cruised over to the dump. as it turns out i had loaded 1900 pounds worth of stuff in the truck -- but it drove great and felt good all the way to the dump 10 miles or so with lots of steep hills and the bed didnt seem to be riding particularly low. so my question for you guys is -- in real daily use how much weight are you loading your trucks with what do you view as the maximum payload im curious how much this truck can take without causing it any damage. thanks -- fa .

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From : ambo

as stated a 1500 series truck can carry a lot of weight however the rest of the components are not engineers for the load. brakes bearins cooling transmission tired axles etc... on the 2500/3500 trucks everything is a lot tougher. it it built to take the load all day long. hi there -- the payload rating for my ram 1500 quad cab is 1500 lbs. awhile back i loaded a bunch of yard waste and broken concrete into the bed and cruised over to the dump. as it turns out i had loaded 1900 pounds worth of stuff in the truck -- but it drove great and felt good all the way to the dump 10 miles or so with lots of steep hills and the bed didnt seem to be riding particularly low. so my question for you guys is -- in real daily use how much weight are you loading your trucks with what do you view as the maximum payload im curious how much this truck can take without causing it any damage. thanks -- fa i had over 4000 lbs in the back of a ferd pick up once! the frame was down to the rubber stops all around! many many times i had loaded over 2500 lbs. two times a week for two years! the door sticker rating was 1600 lbs. the truck may take it with out collapse but the brakes and drive line take a beating! this was an in town delivery truck. we would replace the front brake pads and repack the front wheels every 6000 miles! a good quality semi-metallic pad would be shot and the bearing grease would be cooked out at 6000 miles! once i convinced the boss to go to a one ton pick up the front brakes and repack would run 50000 miles. i would not be concerned with a 2000 lbs load a couple of times a year for a short haul but not every week! greg .

From : toxictavrn

hi there -- the payload rating for my ram 1500 quad cab is 1500 lbs. awhile back i loaded a bunch of yard waste and broken concrete into the bed and cruised over to the dump. as it turns out i had loaded 1900 pounds worth of stuff in the truck -- but it drove great and felt good all the way to the dump 10 miles or so with lots of steep hills and the bed didnt seem to be riding particularly low. so my question for you guys is -- in real daily use how much weight are you loading your trucks with what do you view as the maximum payload im curious how much this truck can take without causing it any damage. thanks -- fa essentially this is how it works gvwr or gross vehicle weight rating thats you complete weight your allowed which will include everything truck all gas and fluids etc and passengers and cargo ex my truck weighs 6700lbs with me and my tools and a full tank my gvwr is 8800lbs that leaves 2100lbs for anything else i want to add cargo more passengers etc than there is gcvwr or gross combined vehicle weight rating which is all of the above as well as the total you can tow also dont forget if you have a trailer the tongue weight will count towards the gvwr ex my truck is 19000lbs gcvwr the truck weighs 6700lbs as i mentioned lets say i have 1000lbs of cargo and a 1000lb tongue weight from a trailer thats a total of 8700lbs minus that from 19000lbs gcvwr leaving 10300lbs of available for the weight of the trailer once you have the ratings for your truck and know what it weighs with you and any accessories and stuff you can subtract that from your gvwr and now you know what you can carry for cargo now the factory numbers have a built in safety margin as i said i have 2100lbs of cargo available on my truck but i have put 3000lb+ pallets in teh back with no ill effects at all technically if your over the numbers your illegal but i have yet to see anyone ever get busted for it unless its way obvious they are overloaded the other side of it if a accident were to occur and its investigated and you are over the limits shit could go badly anyways the short answer for you is dont worry about going over your limits some use your judgement if the truck sags too much remove some weight! and use low gear when starting off add extra distance to your braking distances when i have 3000+ lbs i really feel the extra stopping distance okay now i have to pretend to do some actuall work today! shepherds we shall be for thee my lord for thee power hath decended forth from thy hand so our feet may swiftly carry out thy command we shall flow a river forth to thee and teeming with souls shall it ever be in nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti .

From : chris

i remodeled my kitchen this year. i cant remember how many square feet or the actual weight. but it was almost a full pallet of ceramic tiles from home depot. . only a couple of boxes were missing. i know it was over 2000 pounds. i work on raymond forklifts and they give you weight of the pallet. i just cant remember how much the guy said it was. all i remember is the truck bed looked like it was going to bottom out first pothole i hit. but it never did. just dont do it everyday. cant be good for the springs/shocks/etc. hi there -- the payload rating for my ram 1500 quad cab is 1500 lbs. awhile back i loaded a bunch of yard waste and broken concrete into the bed and cruised over to the dump. as it turns out i had loaded 1900 pounds worth of stuff in the truck -- but it drove great and felt good all the way to the dump 10 miles or so with lots of steep hills and the bed didnt seem to be riding particularly low. so my question for you guys is -- in real daily use how much weight are you loading your trucks with what do you view as the maximum payload im curious how much this truck can take without causing it any damage. thanks -- fa .

From : greg o

hi there -- the payload rating for my ram 1500 quad cab is 1500 lbs. awhile back i loaded a bunch of yard waste and broken concrete into the bed and cruised over to the dump. as it turns out i had loaded 1900 pounds worth of stuff in the truck -- but it drove great and felt good all the way to the dump 10 miles or so with lots of steep hills and the bed didnt seem to be riding particularly low. so my question for you guys is -- in real daily use how much weight are you loading your trucks with what do you view as the maximum payload im curious how much this truck can take without causing it any damage. thanks -- fa i had over 4000 lbs in the back of a ferd pick up once! the frame was down to the rubber stops all around! many many times i had loaded over 2500 lbs. two times a week for two years! the door sticker rating was 1600 lbs. the truck may take it with out collapse but the brakes and drive line take a beating! this was an in town delivery truck. we would replace the front brake pads and repack the front wheels every 6000 miles! a good quality semi-metallic pad would be shot and the bearing grease would be cooked out at 6000 miles! once i convinced the boss to go to a one ton pick up the front brakes and repack would run 50000 miles. i would not be concerned with a 2000 lbs load a couple of times a year for a short haul but not every week! greg .