Anyone know the safe payload capacity for a 1998, excab, 3.4, auto, TRD 4x4
pickup?

I need to haul some water up camping.

I have (3) 55 gallon barrels and would like to take them all full. I could take two full and make a trip back to fill the other but obviously would like to make it a one trip deal.

8.3 pounds per gallon and 165 gallons plus the wieght of the barrels, one driver @ 175

Whats the group think? Safe or will I be replacing springs? Shocks are stock and leaking as well

 

The ID/specification plate on your truck will tell you the gross vehicle weight that your truck was constructed to endure safely and without damage.

The braking ability of your truck will weaken with the heavy weight.

That being said, machines are overloaded every day.

Looks like you are looking at 1500lb+

If I had good tires and brakes, and the route waas not rough, or crowded, I might do it.

Only you know what condition your rig is in and what risks you are willing to accept.

 

I've put that much weight in the back of my toyota pickup and two 1st gen tacomas multiple times with materials - it's up near the capacity, but the trucks handled it fine. This is actually what I did to help break-in my OME leaf springs faster instead of waiting. Obviously braking and handling was diminished when you carry loads like this.

My main concern in your case is the described bad and leaking shocks.

So..."camping trip" with 3, 55-gal barrels of water....interesting....

 

wow. 2 drums would be pushing it with your stock suspension.

 

Im just gonna do the 2 and make some extra trips. Id rather make a trip for more water, than replace crap on the side of the road. We camp for 2 weeks at at time...maybe more and I likes my showers so i have to refill the motorhome every few days.

Thanks

 

Just watch the surge as the water keeps moving when the truck stops .

Barrels are not to bad but it can surprise you

Two words that don`t go together are Motorhome and camping

 

...and showers....

 

Shoot,I used to have showers even when I was backpacking for a week.

See this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-Sun-Sh...wAAOSwZQxW2jNV

 

To each their own!







I'll also go backpacking any day. But if I'm "car camping"...why not be really comfortable?

 

Payload on our trucks is low. Low even on the newer, larger Tacomas. It's only around 1,000 pounds, and I think that's on an empty gas tank. When you add gas, whatever gear you typically carry, and you and passengers, it's only a few hundred pounds.

Low enough that people looking to buy a brand new Tacoma have decided against it, because they wanted to pull an Escape 5th wheel trailer. It has a dry tongue weight of 600 pounds. Add propane/water/gear, plus passengers and whatever else he'd carry in the truck along with a full gas tank, and it was well over the payload limit. Even though it's well within the max tow rating.

That's not to say people don't exceed this limit and probably get away with it, but if you choose to follow manufacturer's specifications, it can't be safely done.

These trucks can take a lot of abuse. But the ratings for them are pretty darn wimpy.