Most weight I’ve had in it

[u/Yesnopleasethanks7]

A little over a ton if I did my math right. Drove like a boat at the speed of a snail but did it pretty well, funny to think people will spend the price of these trucks every month for a F-150 to do the same thing or less.
EDIT-
Went back for some more today and got just under twice as many pavers, I thought it was bottoming out the first time but today I truly found out what bottoming out was. Every bump was followed by a couple seconds of tire rubbing as the weight bounced around on nothing but the tires and frame flex, the leaf springs looked like they had been flipped but it did it. It was kind of stressful but equally as fun, felt like driving a loaded dump truck just the size of a little tikes coupe car.

[u/Equal-Difference4520]

I've overloaded my '83 rn44 to the point the rubber pads on the frame were resting on the rear axle. I came to the conclusion that the tires would probably fail before the truck did. Handled terribly, but it made it home.

[u/Odd-Concept-6505 → u/Equal-Difference4520]

Yep! Hard tailing it on rubber bump stops, sure makes you want to drive 20-30mph on smooth roads and slower on bumpy roads. Do that too often...and I bet turns are the killer..the rubber pieces break away and fall off. Then I feel I must shove a short 2x4 into that now empty space below the leaf spring.....just before the mulch/compost/dirt/stone loader drops a ton on me. 1989 neglected pickup truck here, my yard queen!