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Guess im the only one who sees this as a safety hazard. Id never haul with the boards sticking out that far. You get rear ended and you and anyone in the truck is most likely dead. Not my thing.
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Good job! I'm installing airbags on my maverick since i will be towing a boat and a camper which both weigh over 3500 lbs.
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Because it's so low, I'd consider putting the long boards in the middle or top of the pile.

I think those who say it's over loaded are incorrect. Improperly loaded, maybe.
 
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Boards are on the bottom for the bed extender and also in case someone would happen to rear end my truck it wouldn’t be in their windshield. Instead it would hit their lower area of there vehicle.
No matter how or what you do with a transporting a load of lumber a few will always say something is wrong with how it is being transported.
 

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True. And you can always come up with something better the second time you do it.

The long boards would support nicely on the medium ones that are on the bed extender for example.

Personally, I'd probably have done it the same way my first go at it.
Then seeing how low the two looong 4x4 are, would have raised them just a layer or two to prevent striking the ground on dips and driveways.
 
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Weight was 1240lbs plus the weight of the bed extender. That was 28.66 lbs. So all together probably 1300.
With all that material sticking out behind the rear wheels it’s equivalent to more than 1300 lbs as far as squatting. Definitely not safe, if someone had run into those 4x4s, you would have been at fault even with the red flag.
Federal law for overhang is 3 feet in front and 4 feet in rear. With a 4 1/2 ft bed and approximate 1 1/2 ft tailgate those 4x4 were sticking out almost 10 ft.
 
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I have hauled roughly 40-50 times since April 2022 with this great truck. Today I got it to squat pretty good. Adding on to our shed and needed the framing . The longest and heaviest were the structural 4x4x16. Helps to have so many tie downs.
Put it in tow, haul mode and it did great. Even the Menards guy at the yard stated you got it squatting. 😂
Next week will be a trailer for the sheeting and fiber concrete boards.
Such a great Truck!


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Needs a 5th Wheel LOL
Ford Maverick Squatting!!!!!!! 1684929699254
 

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Boards are on the bottom for the bed extender and also in case someone would happen to rear end my truck it wouldn’t be in their windshield. Instead it would hit their lower area of there vehicle.
No matter how or what you do with a transporting a load of lumber a few will always say something is wrong with how it is being transported.
You had to know you were going to take some heat posting that photo! 😆 This forum is full of retired DOT officers, OSHA pr!cks, and old dudes who forgot about all the unsafe stuff they did in their time.

The thread wasn't titled "this is the safest way to haul 16' lumber". I wouldn't haul a load like that now, but I sure as heck have in the past.
 

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Weight was 1240lbs plus the weight of the bed extender. That was 28.66 lbs. So all together probably 1300.
Overloaded rear axle due to weight transfer off the front, but not over cargo weight limit. Still hard on the backend of the truck, and past the design limits. Front and rear axles have ratings too. But you got it home without breaking anything I assume.
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