Plate steel would be alright...just remember there will be moisture collecting under it but same with an l tank. My tank is 105 gallon and full of fuel its around 900 lbs. Its nice for the weight ride and extra fuel on trips but it sucks to fill...there goes 300 bucks.

 

A tank would be the best all around solution.

 

Find ya a scrap yard and look around you would be amazed at what you could find and ideas you could come up with

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Better idea come up here were i live and get ya some of this mississippi mud and throw in there that will deff. wieght it down then throw 1/4 inch sheet ply wood over it

 

when i was a kid my old man use to get some old tractor tubes, big ones, and cut in half, tie off with a metal twist tie thingy, fill with bunch of sand from his work(prolly free), and they would each fit real nice over the wheels. also nice cause you can pull them off and dump the sand out for traction if needed. we liked it cause we got new sand in our sand box every spring

 

Might see if I can get some old tractor tubes and I have bailing wire that will work I'm sure. Sand is cheap!
Thanks!

 

my grandpa uses sand bags that are put in plastic containers. usually has 2 or 3 containers each weighing 300 pounds

 

I don't know about you guys but 1000lbs seems like overkill. I loaded two ~150lb barrels in my truck on Friday and that made a HUGE difference. Anything more would be overkill for sure. Plus with the extra weight it takes a lot longer to stop, and on ice it really doesn't help much anyways.

 

Another thing to think about is where you put the weight. 1000lbs up by the cab is very different than 1000 lbs out by the tailgate.

I agree with K50. Start smaller like 500 lbs or so and then if that isn't enough, add more. I agree that more weight will be better for traction but remember you also have to stop that extra weight.

If you live near any heavy equipment dealers you might be able to get your hands on some old metal tracks from a dozer or such. You can layer them on the floor of your bed and still have a relatively flat floor.

 

1000# isint much, I load 4000# mafia blocks on my trucks before they go out plowing, they are tanks then

 

I used to have my 4-wheeler in there and at 600# it is not much. That is the minimum I would like to have in the truck.
Good ideas; especially the one about the cat track.