>
> At 10:01 AM 10/14/97 -0700, you wrote:
> <snip>
> > Did my first full bed load of firewood last Sunday. Pine and Oak
> >up to the top of the shell, and I still had 1" of suspension left. Not bad
> >for
> >a 1450# payload limit.
> > Sam '95 SLT
> >
> Dodge has always over-built their trucks. I packed an 8 ft. camper
> (approx. 2,200 lbs. loaded) on my '78 D100 with a 1500# payload rating
> ....used to pack a full cord of green alder (4,000 lbs.) in my D200 3/4 ton.
> Try running it over a weigh scale some time ... I bet you were packing
> 2,000 lbs.
>
>
> Rob Agnew
> ragnew@islandnet.com
>
> Victoria, B.C.
> Canada
>
I know what you mean, my dad had an old Dodge van with a slant 6 in it,
had payload of about 1500#, and he had tools loaded to the ceiling in it,
had to weigh 4 or 5,000 #, never had any trouble out of it.
Bruce
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