How much weight to put at the back of truck to make it steady in snow
 

Hi! My son has a Ford 4x2 F150 Supercab truck. He lives in snowy
region. One person has suggested to put some sand bags or cement bags
in the empty truck bed to make the truck steady during driving in
snow. He has all weather tires. How much weight needs to put in the
back of this truck? Did any member of this NG did this? With thanks in
advance.

arfam4 wrote:

>Hi! My son has a Ford 4x2 F150 Supercab truck. He lives in snowy
>region. One person has suggested to put some sand bags or cement bags
>in the empty truck bed to make the truck steady during driving in
>snow. He has all weather tires. How much weight needs to put in the
>back of this truck? Did any member of this NG did this? With thanks in
>advance.
>
>
Usually a couple of 75# sand bags behind the rear wheels is
enough. Of course, those "All Weather" tires just won't cut it in real
snow. Get some Michelin LTX M/S tires for the rear at least.

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arfam4 wrote:

>Hi! My son has a Ford 4x2 F150 Supercab truck. He lives in snowy
>region. One person has suggested to put some sand bags or cement bags
>in the empty truck bed to make the truck steady during driving in
>snow. He has all weather tires. How much weight needs to put in the
>back of this truck? Did any member of this NG did this? With thanks in
>advance.
>
>
Usually a couple of 75# sand bags behind the rear wheels is
enough. Of course, those "All Weather" tires just won't cut it in real
snow. Get some Michelin LTX M/S tires for the rear at least.

--
..boB
97 H-D FXDWG - Turbocharged!!
01 Dakota Quad Sport, 5.9/Auto/4x4
83 GMC Jimmy (beater)
66 427SC Cobra Replica - Project
66 Mustang coupe - Daily Driver



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> Hi! My son has a Ford 4x2 F150 Supercab truck. He lives in
> snowy region. One person has suggested to put some sand
> bags or cement bags in the empty truck bed to make the truck
> steady during driving in snow. He has all weather tires. How
> much weight needs to put in the back of this truck?

Idealy you would want a 50/50 split in weight front and rear.... That
would probably leave the back end riding low though with all that weight.

> Did any member of this NG did this?

I drive a 2001 Silverado 2500HD 4x4.... Adding 500 pounds to the bed
made no difference. Of course, it's got a torque pumping diesel motor and I
have a heavy foot.... =)

Mike

> Hi! My son has a Ford 4x2 F150 Supercab truck. He lives in
> snowy region. One person has suggested to put some sand
> bags or cement bags in the empty truck bed to make the truck
> steady during driving in snow. He has all weather tires. How
> much weight needs to put in the back of this truck?

Idealy you would want a 50/50 split in weight front and rear.... That
would probably leave the back end riding low though with all that weight.

> Did any member of this NG did this?

I drive a 2001 Silverado 2500HD 4x4.... Adding 500 pounds to the bed
made no difference. Of course, it's got a torque pumping diesel motor and I
have a heavy foot.... =)

Mike

with my 2001 2500HD 4x4 I noticed improvement with a few hundred pounds of
extra weight.
"Mike Borkhuis" > wrote in message
.. .
> > Hi! My son has a Ford 4x2 F150 Supercab truck. He lives in
> > snowy region. One person has suggested to put some sand
> > bags or cement bags in the empty truck bed to make the truck
> > steady during driving in snow. He has all weather tires. How
> > much weight needs to put in the back of this truck?
>
> Idealy you would want a 50/50 split in weight front and rear.... That
> would probably leave the back end riding low though with all that weight.
>
> > Did any member of this NG did this?
>
> I drive a 2001 Silverado 2500HD 4x4.... Adding 500 pounds to the bed
> made no difference. Of course, it's got a torque pumping diesel motor and
I
> have a heavy foot.... =)
>
> Mike
>
>

with my 2001 2500HD 4x4 I noticed improvement with a few hundred pounds of
extra weight.
"Mike Borkhuis" > wrote in message
.. .
> > Hi! My son has a Ford 4x2 F150 Supercab truck. He lives in
> > snowy region. One person has suggested to put some sand
> > bags or cement bags in the empty truck bed to make the truck
> > steady during driving in snow. He has all weather tires. How
> > much weight needs to put in the back of this truck?
>
> Idealy you would want a 50/50 split in weight front and rear.... That
> would probably leave the back end riding low though with all that weight.
>
> > Did any member of this NG did this?
>
> I drive a 2001 Silverado 2500HD 4x4.... Adding 500 pounds to the bed
> made no difference. Of course, it's got a torque pumping diesel motor and
I
> have a heavy foot.... =)
>
> Mike
>
>

Roughly 1/6/04 21:04, arfam4's monkeys randomly typed:

> Hi! My son has a Ford 4x2 F150 Supercab truck. He lives in snowy
> region. One person has suggested to put some sand bags or cement bags
> in the empty truck bed to make the truck steady during driving in
> snow. He has all weather tires. How much weight needs to put in the
> back of this truck? Did any member of this NG did this? With thanks in
> advance.

He may want to invest in something like a Pirelli Scorpion A/T
or Michelin LTX A/T tire for that thing to keep the rounded end
pointed forwards on snow.

One problem with putting sandbags in the back is that they
slide forward hard the first time you hit the brakes on
dry pavement. However, the sand in them does come in
handy when those all weather tires get you stuck in snow.

For snow you need snow tires. Adding 3-400 lbs of sand in
the back won't make an all season tire a snow tire.


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Roughly 1/6/04 21:04, arfam4's monkeys randomly typed:

> Hi! My son has a Ford 4x2 F150 Supercab truck. He lives in snowy
> region. One person has suggested to put some sand bags or cement bags
> in the empty truck bed to make the truck steady during driving in
> snow. He has all weather tires. How much weight needs to put in the
> back of this truck? Did any member of this NG did this? With thanks in
> advance.

He may want to invest in something like a Pirelli Scorpion A/T
or Michelin LTX A/T tire for that thing to keep the rounded end
pointed forwards on snow.

One problem with putting sandbags in the back is that they
slide forward hard the first time you hit the brakes on
dry pavement. However, the sand in them does come in
handy when those all weather tires get you stuck in snow.

For snow you need snow tires. Adding 3-400 lbs of sand in
the back won't make an all season tire a snow tire.


--
Fan of the dumbest team in America.

You don't say where you live - makes a big difference. I noticed a strong
like of the Mich AT or M/S tires in the replies. From my experience, if you
are living in real snow country, get yourself a for real set of dedicated
snow tires (and maybe a spare set of cheap rims from the junk yard - so all
you have to do is switch rims each season). I ran some Kleber (sp?) and
they would go anywhere - when I lived in snow. I personally have found that
dedicated snow tires - in particular if you can find some good European or
Scandinavian ones in your size) are much better than combination tires -
they are designed to stay soft in cold weather - which is why you don't want
to run them year round.

Don


"arfam4" > wrote in message
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> Hi! My son has a Ford 4x2 F150 Supercab truck. He lives in snowy
> region. One person has suggested to put some sand bags or cement bags
> in the empty truck bed to make the truck steady during driving in
> snow. He has all weather tires. How much weight needs to put in the
> back of this truck? Did any member of this NG did this? With thanks in
> advance.