I worked at a place in the '50's that had a 2 1/2 ton stake body truck
and a 2 1/2 ton van body truck. We regularly hauled 16,000 about 20
miles to another town, off-loaded, reloaded and back we came. At least
once a day. I don't ever remember any suspension problems.

I figure (could be wrong), that the (1 ton) rating means that the thing
has to be strong enough to handle one ton under the worst of conditions
and at the highest legal speeds, around the worst corners possible to
navigate. If I load it more, I can drive slower, watch for bumps, etc..

Pete Stanaitis
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Ignoramus25581 wrote:
I think that it is insane and would not do it or approve of it. Here's
the story.

There is a guy who wants to transport two pallets, with the total
weight of 5,000 lbs, in the bed of his one ton pickup truck. (100 bags
of concrete)

5,000 lbs is over 2 tons.

The truck is "one ton" truck like a Ford F-350.

Does he stand any chance at all of not breaking his pickup with a
double rated load???

i