quad deck on a half ton.

[tjj007]

hi guys just woundering if anyone here has but a quad deck on a half ton. With some air bags i can't see any problems but any info would be a help.

[GETR'DONE]

Originally Posted by tjj007

hi guys just woundering if anyone here has but a quad deck on a half ton. With some air bags i can't see any problems but any info would be a help.

I have seen a couple half tons with decks... Most likely you will be overweight... What kind of half ton?

[redrum]

I had a 98' Chev. shortbox Z71 with a deck on it and it sat fine and drove with no problems... I was told by a few people that I would be over weight and the fines would be huge if I ever got caught in on of those road side safety inspections... But, as far as the truck went, I had no problems with the weight.

[Murminator]

Best thing to do is weigh your truck with you and gear and full of fuel then look at your door sticker for your GVW

GVW
Minus Your truck weight
_______________
The weight you are allowed to haul


I did this to find out that with my trailer tongue and quad in the back I'm over by about 150LBS I added air bags to level it out but that means nothing to BC DOT

You should be good with a aluminum deck and 1 light sled and thats about it the second one will put you way over

[BIGFOOT]

.... I had a Z71 w/Aluminum deck & air bags,33 gal fuel tank,2 sleds, tools,gear etc.... Loaded heavy always even when not hauling sleds.. Was way over the Top, Highmarking ! ... But that 6.5 never missed a heartbeat & never got checked, Lucky !!!

[tjj007]

its an 05 silverado crew cab z71. i've hauled one quad and pulled a 18ft camper no problem. So i thought 2 quads and a deck should be ok with air bags. not going too far maybe an hour or two to get out and play in the mud. If nothing else i guess i could leave the wifes quad at home. Ya right that won't fly.

[feyd]

05 silverado crew cab z71 (http://www.intellichoice.com/reports...olet/Silverado)

Gross Vehicle Weight 7,000 lbs
Curb Weight 5,299 lbs
Payload Capacity 1,701 lbs

with gear, fuel, etc, etc + sled deck and 2 quads = WAY over gvwr

[van isle]

I Have a 07 tundra long box . I use a diamondback cover to haul my two quads on the truck as they are lighter then a sled deck . I also have air bags and 10 ply tires but those where for towing the TT but help with the much higher center of gravity and added weight of the quads.

I have talk to the highway department when I took my toy hauler to the scales by Leduc to check my weights and for some reason they think the new tundra is a 3/4 ton . they just looked to see what tires i was using and said everything looks good . I have not been weighed or stopped in BC all though i just came back from a 10 day trip all the way out too the Island . I even passed a ( CVSE truck i think is what they are called in BC ) on the highway by Kamloops and he never blinked an eye .

[imdoo'n]

murminator is right. take your vehicle to a weigh station. your gvwr minus your actual truck weight is what you can legally haul. If you get lucky and only get pulled over, you will get a fine. Get in an accident, your fault or not, good luck, a fine is the least of your problems as the insurance co. definitely likes to disallow claims, now your screwed. Besides your brakes are good for a certain weight, get a trailer and don't be stupid. Stupid stuff usually culls the herd though, along with the innocent bystanders.

[mavrick]

I had a 2000 dodge ram half ton with bags and hauled two full size quads (500 rubicons) and towed a 20 foot travel trailer and never had a problem it only had a 5.2l under the hood. the dot followed me one day and never pulled me over with bags it looks like its a 3/4 ton as long as you have the power to pull at highway speed you should be good. and besides it legal till you get got

[GETR'DONE]

The issue is not if the truck can do it, but is it safe. 1/2 tons, even if they have the bags and look like they are a 3/4 ton still don't have the required accessories (ie: brakes) for the weight... imdoo'n you make a very good point!

[dooryder]

well you could always upgrade the breaks, OR buy a 3/4 ton :P