wage92
1/2 ton status
3/4 ton axle set with junk wheels/tires on it, a tailgate and a hardtop? and id be jamming it in a 99 silverado 1500 4.8l with 160k miles, on it haha. think she'll be okay?
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Think my truck will be okay carrying this?
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1BEATK5
1/2 ton status
No sweat. I have hauled way heavier than that in the dodge. It's a half ton w/318. It didn't struggle more than usual.
wage92
1/2 ton status
haha hope so. may have a 3rd axle in there too. will just take it slow and be careful.
i would think it be just fine,you will run out of space,you wont overload it,just hauled 1300lbs. of scrap iron in a 86 toyota longbed with no problem
Yeah, your issues will be volume and fitment, not weight. Chain for the axles, and bring some good ratcheting straps *and* some mid-sized C-clamps to hold the hardtop onto the bed, then the other stuff can go underneath. Try and keep the tailgate vertical as the glass will be less likely to shatter in that orientation. (Or if it's a pickup tailgate, just strap it down so that it doesn't flop around and get dented.)
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Stomis
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Hehe I put a yard of stone in one of them one time. Came back with a knock
Tried telling my dad to just pay for delivery but he dont listen...
my first 86 toyota was a 1 ton,well i thew a yard of gravel in that,well it made the 8 mile trip home,told myself never again,bit too much,no damage though,1 yard of gravei is 3200-3500lbs.
Jester1
1/2 ton status
If it cant haul it it will definatly tow it.
wage92
1/2 ton status
does anyone know if the hardtop width matches the bed width?
I hauled 3 sets of matching M1008 axles in the back of a regular cab SWB Dodge 4x4 900 miles home from Texas with oil dripping out of one axle which was upside down and leaking all the way home. 
Best way to haul a top is a trailer if you can find one. The windows always seem to get busted when put in the back of a pickup
wage92
1/2 ton status
frick lol, well i dont have a trailer so ill just have to drive careful haha
The blazer top is going to be to wide.
The top can go sideways on most any pickup bed (in this case, that's a Tundra with a black hardtop across its bedrails.)
But you might bring along a coupla 8' 2x4's Just In Case.
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But you might bring along a coupla 8' 2x4's Just In Case.
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