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Originally Posted by JKP

I carried two "buckets" full of topsoil in the back of my 97 shortbed....how much did that weigh ?.....well I thought each "bucket" was a half ton...thus I knew I was overloading it some, but I felt confident that it would handle it OK.....after it was loaded, I asked the equpment operator again how much a "bucket" weighed....he told me it was a ton, and thus I had just loaded 2 tons of topsoil....WOW !.....the rear suspension was bottomed out, and the tires were noticeably bulging from the weight, and the front end of my T-100 looked it was about to pop a wheelie.....anyway I drove it home slowly 4 miles with the emergency flashers on....after I unloaded it it looked fine, and I had it inspected, and it none worse for the wear......4000 lbs TRUE STORY !
I would not do it again....I would load a ton though without thinking twice, other than obvious reasonable precautions.

No piccies I presume? That would be one sight to behold though...