Why doesn't the math work?
I have received a lot of education from this forum, but I am back with another question. I have learned that my TV payload is 10,000 lbs. and that the GCWR is 23,500 lbs. The TV with passengers and ...
Forum Discussion
wilber1 wrote:
...
I don't pretend to know why manufacturers chose a particular GVWR for a vehicle and I'm not about to make assumptions about how they do. Just because some states may legislate a maximum GVWR for 3/4 tons, doesn't mean all states do and all GVWR's are determined that way. 1T GVWRs are increasing with every new truck that comes out. You can say it is all about bragging rights but the engineering still has to be there to back them up.
because there are laws in each STATE which defines specific vehicle classes.. 10,000 lbs, 11,600 or 11,700, and 13,000
if you want to sell a truck at a low end of the price range and have it used by commercial buyers (biggest volume) its gotta fit in the laws, AND the fees charged match..
duallys in Massachusetts are commercial.., obviously!.. who knew?!..
so, to stay within the law, they out the appropriate sticker on it.
250/2500's have 10,000 lbs limit, 350/3500 srw's go to 11,700. duallys above that, 13,000... cause thats what the state regs say.
have next to nothing to do with the technical content of the vehicle in most cases..
but.. its a nasty 'law' thing.. so, there MUST be consequences somewhere...
