There is a reason why automakers like Ford attach maximum payload and tow ratings to their pickups. It might be alright to exceed these capacities by a little bit every now and then, but going way over or doing it on a regular basis is definitely not a good idea. Aside from causing wear and tear and potential parts failure on the pickup, it’s also a big time safety risk. But this particular Ford F-150 owner doesn’t seem too worried about any of that.
The single photo was posted to Reddit recently with a simple heading – “don’t be this guy.” It’s certainly solid advice for anyone looking to haul a heavy load in the back of their F-150. And there are many reasons why this is a bad idea. For starters, just look at the poor rear suspension of the truck – it’s clearly loaded far beyond the limit, as the bed is squatting down while the front of the pickup is pointed at the sky.
We can’t imagine that riding around with this much weight in the back of the truck makes it much fun to drive, either, aside from the major visibility issue caused by that uneven weight distribution. The twelfth-generation Ford F-150 features a max payload rating of somewhere between 1,046 and 1,988 pounds depending on the configuration, so this stack of lumber must weigh a good bit more than that.
The other, non-truck related problem for this Ford F-150 owner is the fact that several of the boards on top look to have been damaged by the ratchet strap. It’s safe to say that he’s going to have to make another trip regardless, so why not split up this load in the first place? It’s the equivalent of trying to haul all of the grocery bags upstairs at once. Sure, we might save a trip, but is it worth pulling a muscle (or breaking suspension parts) doing it?
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The stack on top of the drywall is foam board and that part of the load is light compared to the rest of the items. Since the foam board is mounted on a pallet and stacked very straight I'm guessing that this was loaded on with a forklift by the retailer. This also places blame on the retailer and in a accident or other calamity.
It actually doesn't as most have waiver form for the stupid. Worked at home depot during college and trust me there is no shortage of stupid as i would go through 5-10 of those forms on a single Saturday. I've seen snapped axle shafts, truck bed bolts break off at the frame, to car roofs cave in. All the while a $39.99 per hr rental 3/4 ton flatbed set ready for work in the parking lot.
Ohhhh you went to 'college'... Some of us have as well and received a master's or doctorates. It doesn't matter what waiver an individual signs. The retailer can still be held accountable because you as the loader have to use good judgement. A judge will even ask you this and question your and your employers ability to functionally think critically and understand vehicle load limits. You the employee loaded the vehicle and are liable, regardless of what the 'owner' of the vehicle states. So you load your own company vehicles the same way and disregard their limits? I doubt it. Your comment is irresponsible.
How Trump of you to start your criticism with a gratuitous insult. Are you a practicing lawyer? Waivers are regularly upheld by the courts. If the above truck load damaged the truck or caused an accident, the truck owner would beheld responsible, not the building supply company.
How lame of you to take cheap shot about Trump while the subject isn't even political. Did you get past the third grade Jethro 😆 lol
How lame of you to take cheap shot about Trump while the subject isn't even political. Did you get past the third grade Jethro 😆 lol
Chuck Norris is the Karen of the comments section. Got his doctorate from Trump University before it went belly up.
I guess this phrase "Worked at home depot during college" eluded you and you saw the word college and got triggered. I guess we know who didn't get an education.
If you missed it, he gave you a general time of his life when he happened to work at a Home Depot. At no point did he say he went to college and knew more than you.
Your comment is irresponsible. The onus is entirely on the vehicle operator. The yard worker was not the driver. Look it up. How is the employee supposed to know the weight limits of every worker. If it was within limits and he ties his load down with a shoelace, is it still on the employee? Give your head a shake.
I used to put 22 bags of 80# bags os salt on my Ford ranger...and drove 23 miles before unloading.....overloaded.... yes ... I drove slow and did not damage the suspension!
A waiver will not protect you or home depot from negligence when this truck rolls over and kills several people. My advice to anyone working loading trucks is that if someone wants you to do something unsafe, tell them that you are uncomfortable with what they are doing and refuse to participate. A waiver although being a legal document, is not the law. Many have found this out the hard way.
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Retailer could be held liable if said idiot gets into a crash and someone is hurt or worse. As stated before retailer has you sign a waiver form regarding said stupidity. More important how about said idiot take responsibility for him or her self and not be an idiot in the first place and then attempt to shift blame onto the retailer when said idiot uses poor judgment. There is no excuse for good decision making. Life is all about the choices we make and the responsibility we assume or don’t.
That's nothing I've had the front wheels bouncing off the ground had to put it in for low just to make a turn on my 05 Ford f150 these trucks are seriously tough and anybody that says anything negative about that truck hauling all that drywall is definitely a stupid nodriver, and or a chevrolet fan, it's not stupidity it's getting your money's worth,I look at it as if something can't handle what I can give it then I don't want it and Ford can definitely handle it, I have ran the crap out of my truck since I've owned it I've had some stuff break like transmission I've had replaced the that's the biggest thing these trucks are like the Energizer Bunny I keep going and going and going if I could post a picture on here I would.
Are you serious? I don't care what happens to your ford or the idiot in the pictures truck, but i do care about the safety of other people riding on the same roads as them. I'm tired of working so many accidents caused by people who have no business having a license. Us
Unfortunately, they end up causing deaths but usually not their own just like drunks. If you want a big boys truck, get the F350 dually. I just traded my 2001 F350 with 377k on it for a GMC 3500 Dually so I would have a warranty and I wanted this type of truck so that we can haul horse trailers and the living quarter trailer which is very heavy. If a F350 or GMC 3500 can't hold it then there's a problem.
Ha ha there's always somebody that that went to college that knows more than everybody and can't stand to be wrong or proven wrong the real idiot here is the dumbass that his parents told him that he could be anything he wanted to be and he is also the idiot that didn't get his ass whipped by his Mommy and Daddy and everything handed to him everything I say I can prove so if you go out there and cause an accident because you can't drive sure to ask that college professor that knows it all because I don't know what I'm talking about ha ha can't wait for the smart ass to comment about this I love it especially when turn nothing into something 😂🤣
Ezra. The irony in your reply is hilarious. You're making fun of the 'idiot' who went to college, but you don't even know how to use punctuation. Your whole comment is 1 sentence - that's some grade 1 lessons. Haha!
Exactly! Fords are very tough!
I would say if you're friend drove 20 miles to your house with an over loaded truck of fire wood to help you out for free then you would call him an idiot. Get real people do things to cut cost and time just like the government.
WOW! Maybe this guy just doesn't like his pickup. Hey Moe, Hey Larry.😆
80 percent of braking is done by front brakes. He is seriously reducing braking ability, plus more total weight to bring to a stop. I guess with the nose that high he won't see what he runs into.
Its more like 70 percent, under normal load conditions. THAT BEING SAID, the reason why the front brakes more than the rear is not because the rear brakes are incapable of braking as much, but because of the distribution of weight.
A simple way of calculating how much breaking force a tire is able to provide is the weight the tire is supporting multiplied by the coefficient of static friction. A way to figure out the amount of braking power the front vs the back is able to provide, take the weight over the rear axle and divide it by the weight over the front axle. That number will be the factor by which the truck distributes braking force.
TLDR: with that weight distribution, the majority of the braking force would be provided by the rear brakes.
If this idiot is involved in an accident, he will lose everything.
Max payload for 12th generation trucks was up to 2900# not 1988# when properly equipped. Of course that's no excuse for overloading his truck like that. How hard would it have been to borrow or rent a trailer? SMH!
Right. My F150 has a 3000# payload. But also an 11,000# towing capacity. A load like that should be on a trailer, and then tow it safely. Article should focus more on the idiot and less on the truck.
I agree Ernie. Or how about....make another trip!!
Maybe he only has to drive 3 blocks with no lights and right hand turns only. I've overloaded many trucks for short trips with nary a problem.
I'm dubious that the photo is unmanipulated. Most of the materials portrayed are lightweight, like foamboard, and I'm wondering where in this pile is the weight that would force an F-150 into a squat.
Manipulated? Doubtful. Look at the location of the load. Much of the weight extends past the bed, thus behind the rear axle. The trucks handles the maximum load best when the weight is centered in the bed above the axle. Bring too much weight behind it, it is like the big boy on a teeter-totter. And the picture is outside of a materials store. Looks like a natural unaltered picture. And we all know, there are plenty of fools weekly who do things similar to this. I have a bed extender in mine. When I purchase 60# concrete bags, 18 is the maximum I buy at any one time. I cannot throw them higher in the bed. All are in the bed behind the real axle. That is 1080 pounds, it does not exceed my load rating, but it is all behind the axle. So I do not press it. Why hurt the truck. My bumper sinks with that weight. Nothing like this picture, but it goes down a few inches.
What are you worried about ??? Its not a chevy itll be fine ive loaded tons of crushed stone in my F150 no issues. FORD TOUGH
wait its ok he has on the proper loading reflective suspenders and its a ford. stay calm it will be ok. everone back up from the overloaded comments slowly,... for safety
He should have bought a newer model of the F150 the newer ones can haul a heck of a lot more in the beds and the F250 and up can haul almost 8,000 pounds and can tow almost 50,000 it's on YouTube and on google Them Ford trucks can tow way past their rating but that dude went wayyyy past the limit.