weight llimit of cargo in the bed?!
 

What is the weight limit for the ranger? So far I have had 2100lbs of sand in the bed for a neighbor, and while driving on the bump stops, it wasnt that bad....

check your manual........

Should be on the sticker in your door jam, GVWR or something like that. Basically its the max your axles can carry (remember, this includes the weight of your truck).

With mine I think the max is about 5000 lbs, so take off my truck, that leaves me with about 1000 lbs.

I don't think this is in the manual (at least it was not in mine)

Which leaf springs do you have in the back.
I think its about 1500 lbs with C springs, and about 1200 with the other.

the 08 brochure says the you can only have like 600 lbs in the bed of your truck. towing is 5000lbs with the auto, 3100 with a stick. that is an extended cab 4.0L truck.



edit: (for 4.0L i must have been reading the kg's instead of lbs. sorry.)
maximum loaded trailer weight;
man trans, supercab: 3120lbs.
auto trans, supercab: 5600lbs.

maximum payload;
4x4 supercab with jumpseats: 1440 lbs
4x4 supercab w/o jumpseats:1580 lbs (i'm guessing the difference is a third buddy helping you move who weighs 140 lbs.)

max GVWR
same as above w/ jumpseats: 5140 lbs.
same as above w/o jumpseats:5280 lbs.

info will probably vary from generation to generation as power levels might be different. but that is for a 2008 supercab w 4.0L, 4wd and both transmissions.

I don't get why Automatics have a higher towing rate than a manual shift.. I always thought a standard shift would have much more..

'm guessing that since autos have cooling features with the fluid and a transmission cooler, that helps keep the temps down. whereas, a manual doesn't get this option.

The quick way to find this out is to look at the "GVWR" on your door sticker, then find out what your vehicle's curb weight is. According to my door sticker, the GVWR on my 98 XL 2.5L is 4320 lbs. According to this webpage my curb weight is 3020 lbs. Subtracting curb weight from GVWR (4320-3020) gives me 1300 lbs for passengers and cargo, so 1100 lbs for cargo with a 200 lb. driver. With a 200 lb. friend riding along to help unload the cargo that would limit the weight of the load to around 900 lbs.

For comparison as far as driving an overloaded vehicle, my 85 Chevy 3/4 ton truck was once weighed at over 10,000 lbs. GVWR was 8600 lbs and curb weight was 4800 lbs. The rear tires were rubbing going around corners. It was almost 100% city driving to the dump. I wouldn't have driven it at highway speeds that overloaded, but it wasn't horrible around 35-45mph. I haven't carried any heavy loads in my Ranger yet so I'm not experienced with how much it can handle.

its the clutch and the driver, too many factors on the manual trans.

Lots of in-experienced folks driving a manual habitually ride the clutch when starting up and going up hills.. that FRIES a clutch if your towing any reasonable weight. Nothing like hopping out of a rig and smelling the fluids heated up under there ;)

yea, i forgot about those clutch factors.

ive had a yard of dirt in my truck. a yard of mulch, tons upon tons of fire wood, and my atv which weighs roughly 5 -600 lbs

Weight of truck?
 

Without actually going to a weigh station, how do you determine the weight of your truck? I've seen at least 10 different weights for a 1998 XLT.

I suppose you could take the truck apart and weigh each piece on the bathroom scales.

Unhelpful
 

I don't appreciate the unhelpful comment. I joined this group for legitiment information. Thanks, but no thanks!

Without weighing your truck on a scale, there is no way to determine the weight of your truck.

Or are you trying to find how much weight you can haul in your Ranger ?

Tare Weight = Your trucks empty weight.
Gross Weight = The maximum your properly loaded truck is allowed to weigh, without exceeding either axles weight limit.
Net Weight/Payload = How much weight you can put in your truck - this weight also includes driver, passenger, dog, and fuel.

Yes I am trying to find out how much weight I can safely haul in my truck bed. I hauled a load of soil that I was told would be fine for my truck, but it was too heavy dropping the bed and tires down. That was only 850 lbs.

That should be on one of the stickers on your door jamb.

That weight was also when the truck was new, your springs are now 20+ years old

Let's say your sticker says 1100 lbs,
- 180lb driver,
- 16 gallons/120lbs of gas,
- 50 lbs of misc. stuff in the truck
now we're down to 750 lbs of payload.

The weight also needs to be properly distributed, most of the weight needs to be forward of the rear axle/ closer to cab, not centered over the rear axle.