Heaviest Load Yet

[Jared]

Hello,

Here's a picture of my truck with the heaviest load yet. Bunch of sticks. Took a load to the dump last weekend and will do the same with these. No other real plans for it other than continue to fix up and drive around.

Working on the winch -- will pull out to paint and add a level wind kit. Don't really need it but I think it looks cool.

Jared

 

[BKubu]

No offense, but a load of sticks ain't gonna qualify as the heaviest load! Thanks for the picture, though!

 

[jbingvtx]

mmm...I want a 5-ton

 

[Jared]

Meant to say Heaviest Load yet for me -- unless the sticks are made out of DU it's not very close to the limit.

 

[rlwm211]

Those sticks were made out of Unubtanium the most rare, heaviest and dense material known to the universe. You noticed the steel plates under the tires to keep the truck from sinking out of sight...Careful man, you are going to get an overload ticket!!!!!!!



(Tongue fiurmly placed in my cheek)
RL

 

[Rene M]

I have seen a 5 ton with 4 cords of wood in the bed and it did not even squat an inch..
these things are tough...

 

[roscoe]

What a nice truck!

 

[jpekarek]

Meant to say Heaviest Load yet for me -- unless the sticks are made out of DU it's not very close to the limit.

Very nice! My heaviest load so far, has been 7 kids and 4 lawn chairs. I should add that there were at least 25 pine cones back there too adding to the load along with some pine needles and paint chips fron the troop seats. It didn't strain too much or squat the rear end, but it was very slow. Well, it's slow anyway so that doesn't count!

 

[Stalwart]

The heaviest load I've carried in a 5 ton was a load of ironwood (ipe) with most lengths of 18'. The entire bed was full, piled high over the side boards. We found the load to be just shy of 8 tons in the back of my old M656, 8x8. Awesome truck, it accelerated a little slower but carried it with ease and pulled most freeway hills at 60 mph up here in the PNW. I miss the old girl . . .

 

[pa.rich]

Mjne just loves the weight. When I get in the cab she is happier!

 

[jpekarek]

I hauled a bag of crickets from Petco today! Tomorrow I am going to move 25 yards of dirt and rocks. Hope the guy has a tractor! I am thinking 3 trips.

 

[srodocker]

nice putting the ol girl to work!

 

[jpekarek]

nice putting the ol girl to work!

Seems like it wants to work. Every time I drive it, she seems to run better. I had an axle seal leaking when I bought it but now it's better somehow. When I brought it home I had to shift down into 3rd to climb the hill by my house. Lately it takes it in 4th easily and starts within about 5 seconds when cold.

Is that normal?

 

[wb1895]

The most i have hauled with my deuce is 12,000 lbs of gravel. She barely squatted down and pulled it like a champ even though she is a non turbo. Sorry guys I dont have any pics.....

 

[srodocker]

Yea these trucks seem to run a lot better when you run them a bunch. on my way back from Arlington which was a very long drive she was pulling 54 most the time she sits at 50. the axle leak thing is the seal sweals up because fluid is flowing around it. mine did the same thing.

 

[Ord22]

Nice truck, Jared!!

 

[maddawg308]

Heaviest load I worked with the deuce was a cargo bed packed completely FULL of wares pre-packed for Aberdeen (maybe 3 tons worth), and then I had to do a recovery of a deuce from Chambersburg, so towing 6.5 tons. 9.5 tons towed and loaded, let's just say it was SLOW GOING coming back to home base.

 

[kurt802]

Heaviest load for me to date is this two cords of maple firewood. I think I seated the rings with this load. Didn't even crack the paint on the leaf springs and rode like a Caddy

 

[Csm Davis]

first two are mine with my XM-971 next are my buddies , he gets the prize for biggest winch on M-818wo/w and if I can find it and scan it in I have a pic of my dads with a full size church on his maybe biggest?

 

[mikeroot2]

Not a 5 ton, but 12,000lbs of fire pumps in the back of my deuce.