[beatr911]

It's okay to be slow when hauling at max capacity. Look at the loaded big rigs that just can't accelerate like you can even loaded, you can still be safe doing this.

If you are hauling 75% of the time then maybe you have a point, but for the occasional load it's okay to slow down.

My 4 cylinder 112hp Ranger fully (over) loaded with drain rock and a loaded trailer weighs in at about a combined 5700lbs. Geez it is slow. I haul this home from the quarry 11 miles about 8-10 times a year as well as a few (over) loaded firewood and misc runs. It's fun to really rap the truck out occasionally, it's almost the thrill of being back on the racetrack again, and I dare say it's good for the truck to get a good hard run. 161,000 miles and no sign of wearing out or slowing down from it's brand new lethargic state. The good maintenace practice is really paying off.

The rest of the time I'm getting about 29 mpg.