Made some firewood racks for the truck
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nice ! I need to make a new set after my old metal ones wear out...
c5rulz
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that's true! but they still like to break just the same... welding needs to be at home , and wood can be fixed just about anywhere... lolSeems like it would be pretty hard to wear out metal ones.
Pretty sharp...
Nice! You can really load it down now.
c5rulz
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Yes you just can't have splits or rounds falling off on the road. Rated capacity of the truck is 3060 to 3945 #s. Wonder why there is such a variance?
Ryan'smilling
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Are those payload numbers for all F250s of that year, or for crew cab, longbed, 4x4 f250s? Since a base truck weighs less, it'll have more payload capacity.
Nice looking side boards. You stack a load of firewood splits on there you will know you have a load.
Very nice.
sent from a field
sent from a field
NSMaple1
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Some real picture perspective optical illusion stuff happening there. One pic they look straight up & down, the other look like tilted way out at the top front.
Still nice looking though.
Still nice looking though.
flyinfinn
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Very nice!
c5rulz
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I just googled it and those #'s came up. Since mine is a crew cab with 8' box I suppose it is less. (It is a big truck)
c5rulz
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You are correct, it is an illusion. The rear window protector follows the contour of the truck. The racks are square with the bed and stake pockets. So my buddy made the transition between the two. He is a master sheet metal man and it is bent and cut on compound curves.
Look at the 2nd pic to see the racks are square, the 3rd is showing the contour of the cab.
Ryan'smilling
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Of course the only real way to know your payload is to put whatever you normally carry, tools, etc in the truck, fill up with gas, and head to the scale. Subtract the number from your GVWR and you'll have the amount of weight you can load. As I understand it, you're unlikely to get a ticket unless you're actually over the GAWR of over of your axles, but it's good not to push the limits. It would be cool to spend some time checking the scales with an empty truck as well as with a full load of wood. Be fun to know how much each axle is carrying in addition to the total number.
c5rulz
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This summer I took some junk to the landfill and they scale the truck before and after. Empty weight with me in it, full tank of gas is 7800#s and I am not a real big guy.
Ryan'smilling
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Yeah, with a dry weight like that and the truck bring a 3/4 ton, your legal payload is not gonna be very exciting unfortunately. Apparently the new 3/4 and SRW one tons have pretty good payload capacities, but for a long time, a fully decked out 3/4 could probably only carry a face cord of wood legally. Or maybe less.
My old truck was kinda unique in that it could legally haul a pretty crazy amount of weight. F250, straight six, 2wd, standard cab, 5 speed. GVWR of 8600#, probably weighed about 4500# with a full tank of gas. I got pretty used to being able to haul a full cord of wood at once. When I went shopping for a new truck I realized if I wanted similar payload numbers but an extra cab, big block, 4wd, automatic, etc, I had to go to a dually.
I still gotta make some wood racks for it, but I can tell you one thing. The big block pulls that trailer a lot better than that 140hp straight six!
My old truck was kinda unique in that it could legally haul a pretty crazy amount of weight. F250, straight six, 2wd, standard cab, 5 speed. GVWR of 8600#, probably weighed about 4500# with a full tank of gas. I got pretty used to being able to haul a full cord of wood at once. When I went shopping for a new truck I realized if I wanted similar payload numbers but an extra cab, big block, 4wd, automatic, etc, I had to go to a dually.
I still gotta make some wood racks for it, but I can tell you one thing. The big block pulls that trailer a lot better than that 140hp straight six!
ChoppyChoppy
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Got to 65* here yesterday, that was a bit hot.
It's fall here, leaves are starting to change color and drop. Will have snow in 2 months.
It's fall here, leaves are starting to change color and drop. Will have snow in 2 months.
Looks great.
My new wood hauler comes with a ladder rack. Going to see how that looks once I install it and then go from there for sideboards.
My new wood hauler comes with a ladder rack. Going to see how that looks once I install it and then go from there for sideboards.
c5rulz
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Thanks. The rear window protector is homemade, I bought in on CL for $60. I was kind of stuck because all the commercially made ones have ladder racks and extend above the top of the cab. The truck clears the garage door opening by 1.5" and anything taller than the cab is a no go. This truck is 9" taller and 4' longer than my last Suburban.
