GCWR vs GVWR question

waltbennett wrote:
I've got to differ a little with D. Brakes are designed to stop the gross COMBINED vehicle weight. They'd be in serious legal difficulty if they posted that a truck could haul & tow that weight without being able to stop it. Might not stop it very fast though and that's why anything over 3k has to have brakes (think that's in all states, but not certain). I will add though that you'd be right at your maximum and a 3/4 ton truck is almost always just a beefed up 1/2 ton. While I've seen many of them towing large 5ers, I personally wouldn't do it - that's why I insisted on trading my old 3/4 in when LOML said she wanted a Monty. I towed a 27' TT with the old truck for four years and about 40,000 miles, and the difference is amazing. Our F350 dually towing our Monty is a whole different world, much more comfortable, stable and easier to drive.

Waltbennett, I really hate to correct you, but 99% of 3/4 ton (250/2500's) TV are just one tons (350/3500's)with softer springs up until Ram in 2013.
Part of the difference in towing comfort was the switch from TT to 5er, 5er's tow much easier than a TT.

Seattle Lion wrote:


This was my issue with my TT. The tow rating refers to the truck's ability to pull. The GVWR and axle ratings refer to what your truck can carry. My F350 can tow 15,500 and has a GVMWR of 11,500. We weighed our truck. It came out 8,400 lbs. with us in it. That leaves us 3,100 payload. Our 5er has a GCMWR of 15,500 and a calculated pin weight of 2,600 lbs at the GCMWR. Our rear axle RAMWR is 6,500 lbs. at least. Our rear axle weight is 3,100 lbs with us in the truck. So all our numbers work. Yours should too.

PLEASE read your VIN sticker and tell us what your axle ratings are and stop guessing!