On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:07:17 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, Dan@
(Dan ) quickly quoth:

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:21:16 GMT, "Pete C."
wrote:


Dan wrote:

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:02:06 -0500, 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???

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The rating of the brakes also plays in to the GVW.

Yes, but for a pickup in particular, the braking gets better with more
weight due to the much improved rear wheel traction.
Not true at all.

Seeing as 65-70% of braking happens at the front wheels, I tend to
agree with you, Dan. Some additional traction is provided, but not
much on an emergency stop. All that weight goes away from the rear
axle. Additionally, any traction gained is lost when going around a
corner at any speed, when centripetal ("centrifugal" to you old dogs
forces take over, trying to break the springs and send the truck
off the road upside down.

--
Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds
are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on
her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even
the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve
of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.
-- Thomas Jefferson