Think i can do this?

Peytons_Titan08 · 03-03-2008, 10:27 AM

I have to pick up a pallet of sod and drive it about 20 miles. I have an 08 XE KC. payload is around 2500lb i believe give or take. The sod weights between 2k and 3k lbs. Can i do it? thanks

kttnmthking · 03-03-2008, 11:29 AM

nissans site says payload is 2k but i think youll be fine as long as the pallet is centered over the axle and is well supported by the bed frame

baseballfanz · 03-03-2008, 11:56 AM

Man 20 miles is a way to go.
I picked up 3K lbs of rocks once, only had about 5 miles to go but it was a tough 5 miles, my tires look and feel like it was about to pop.

kttnmthking · 03-03-2008, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by baseballfanz

Man 20 miles is a way to go.
I picked up 3K lbs of rocks once, only had about 5 miles to go but it was a tough 5 miles, my tires look and feel like it was about to pop.

yeah i picked up a ton in my s10 one time. i love the way a truck drives with a load in the back though its so smooth, but like you said id hate to see what tires are going through

Bullwinkle · 03-03-2008, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Peytons_Titan08

I have to pick up a pallet of sod and drive it about 20 miles. I have an 08 XE KC. payload is around 2500lb i believe give or take. The sod weights between 2k and 3k lbs. Can i do it? thanks

Shouldn't be a problem. The biggest thing you should worry about is the pallet sliding forward if you have to slam on the brakes.

Peytons_Titan08 · 03-03-2008, 03:28 PM

i will strap it down so if that does happen i dont get killed.

Guiseppe · 03-03-2008, 03:45 PM

If it is a standard pallet, it probably won't fit in the bed because of the wheel wells, I maybe wrong, it will be off by 1-2 inches.

icedog00 · 03-04-2008, 05:23 AM

I brought a pallet of sod home 2 summers ago, drove about 15 miles. Little light in the front but handled it ok.

Bullwinkle · 03-05-2008, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Guiseppe

If it is a standard pallet, it probably won't fit in the bed because of the wheel wells, I maybe wrong, it will be off by 1-2 inches.

Standard pallets fit between the wheel wells.

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Originally Posted by Peytons_Titan08

i will strap it down so if that does happen i dont get killed.

What's more likely to happen is it will slide forward & dent the front of your bed out into the cab. That happened to a co-workers truck hauling a pallet of tile.