Let's see. 20 sheets of plywood, about 60 lbs for 3/4", so 1200 lbs, with CG just aft of the rear axle
centerline.....Wheelie-Matic if the fat lady got out of the front seat.
My old E-250 SuperWagon had a 9600 lb GVW, and empty was about 4200. Now THAT THING would
haul about anything you could put inside it. A pallet and a half of shingles? No problem.
fill it to the window levels with oak logs, no problem.
The shingles were about 3,000lbs per pallet, so 4500, just inside of the GVW.Aired up the tires to
65 psi, max on the sidewall, and off we went. Braking distances were.....different, although that beast
had giant vented rotors and 4 piston giant calipers up front. Brake pads about 2.5" by 7", so OK braking,
really. The 400 CID 2bbl knew it was working time, though.
Bill