They do handle heavy loads quite nicely.....I've hauld up to 1600lbs of bricks in mine. Damn wish i thought of taking a pic that day :explode:cneary812 said:I guess I should have added that it really handled the weight quite nicely. I could barely tell it was back there. I know what you are thinking... I haven't used my truck that much for heavy loads, mostly just hauling junk over the last year. (trips to dump etc.)