I just got my first large load today. a 1/4 bucket of dirt to fill in the driveway. i took some pics because its sitting might low!! I'll weigh it sometime today to see what she has on her, its 1260kg empty. EDIT- i weighed it, im sitting at 2660kg/5860lbs.. with a load of 1260kg/2772lbs.. bit over the rated 750kg capacity...
"bit over the rated 750kg capacity..." !!! 1.7x over capacity is only a bit? Hulk Smash!!!! :frustration: op:
lol ya only a little. got a picnic table on there now to lol album: http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a379/ANTheStuff/Mini Truck/Toyota LiteAce/06-16-2009/
i had 3 4'x8'x1/4" sheets of steel in the back, don't have pix of that... but here's one with 15 sheets of 3/4" cdx
LOL I suppose this beats the 800 pounds of liquid nutrients I had on-board for my first drive home.... z
well it drove amazingly well on the way home. it was slow accel but it did so okay. puffed some good ol black diesel smoke out the back to im sure it was too much for the tires though.. on the highway at about 80km/hr i could feel it sway... needless to say it has been dropped off and it feels back to normal now! feels good to get a good test load in there!
Im not for sure, but Ill give a pretty fair guestimate based on experience. Ive had at least 1,500 lbs. of firewood on mine at once. It really didnt squat much at all, not like you would think. And the dumb bed never hesitated once when I got it out of the woods and dumped it by the front door. The more weight I put on it, the better it does in the woods and up and down the creek banks and trails. I wish I had this truck 10 years ago
I had 1300 lbs of wet sand in the back of my Acty. The drive uphill (8% grade) was slow but high speed was 60 kph on the flat. Bull low gear definitely helped!
ya! when i had her loaded down the low gearing sure helped!! i posted earlier how she felt a little wobbly loaded, well other day i noticed the back drivers wheel was low, had a nail in it apparently.. and so far no new on replacement tires... i really need to get something before i get a nail or something that wrecks the tire..
Had a few big loads in the back. Had the complete rear subframe from a parts car Starion. Takes 2 strong people alot of effort to lift off the ground. As well as that i had 4 wheels, 2 struts, a door, fuel tank and other assorted peices.
I was google'ing around and noticed that there are add a leaf type "lift kits" out there. bringing it back to this thread.... Add a leaf's typically add to the load weight of trucks by quite a bit. Does anyone here have somthing like that installed, if so, how much more capacity would you say you recieved from it?
I replace the rear springs (leaf type) on my Honda Acty. See http://www.minitrucktalk.com/showthread.php?t=3229
my dad had those 'add a leaf' things put on his cargo minivan (dodge caravan) and it helped. his van was just too loaded with spare parts and stuff all the time. was hard on the suspension. even broke a leaf once..
I am supprised, that the ACTY has leaf springs, being that its 4 wheel independent suspension and all. Anyways... Did you just measure the distance between the mount points to determine leaf pack length? I dont own a mini yet but would love to source a leaf pack part b4 i buy one. Cuz im gonna rage on that little truck when i get it w/ mods-o-plenty. I've still been curious how the suspension was setup on the rear ends of both the subaru and the honda models, still a fuzzy area for me.
all depends on how you drive it. and how often you are against the wind... was on highway the other day, plow wind hit head on, slowed me from 120 to 80 instantly.