weight question
I have a 2011 dodge 1500 quad cab with a 5.7 v-8 hemi set up with a tow package. It is rated to tow 10,050. I'm looking at a 2007 Keystone Copper Canyon 293 sls rated at just at bit over 9000lbs. dry....
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NMace wrote:
I checked, you can get a 5.0l F-150 with 3,120 payload. That is some more that a 1/2 ton.
And a Chevy 1500 with a payload of.over 2,000 and towing of 11,400.
Dodge is over 1600 for their so called 1/2 ton.
Now I know these are stripped down standard cabs.. but you just can't generalize.
Did you see OP? Just curious, as you have only made several assumptions yourself.
As asked earlier by another. have you been to a CAT scale? Do you have all your weights?
If you "buy into" manufacturers recommended tow ratings...you haven't done the math. MOST don't work...IF they state I can tow an 11,400# 5er which COULD have a pin weight of 2200# easily...add family, fuel, 5er hitch, anything else you tow, I'd REALLY want to know what weights the 1/2 ton trucks tires and rear axle can handle....not even talking drive train or tranny at this point...
oh, airbags...yeah, they'll level a load, but that's it...
