Grit dog wrote:
The best bet would be to close this thread and recommend that audiodane read the PLETHORA of "discussions" regarding this very same topic that happen regularly on this board and many others.
FWIW, the answer lies in how intent you are on staying within the mfgs gvw rating which is artificially low due to the max gvws for each vehicle class and the vehicle they (and the other pickup mfgs) use for 10,000lb class 2 vehicles.
Or, being an engineer, you can deduce through research that most of the ratings are very conservative on class 2 trucks, some are absurdly conservative and decide how comfortable you are being a rule breaker! Lol
Good luck truck shopping!
thanks gritdog. I assure you, I *have* spent many dozens of hours reading posts here and on other forums, and most of them end up getting into "he said/she said" wars, disagreements, and arguments.
your second paragraph ("FWIW, ..") is along the lines of what I *have* been deducing (and more or less said as much in my OP). That's why I wanted to post a VERY specific example, using VERY specific numbers, in hopes to iron out a VERY specific answer. Either the gvw's *do* matter (and if so, why?), or they are just used for vehicle class ratings by the manufacturers (in which case, they can largely be ignored).
and fwiw, I never said I was a *good* engineer. lol!
..dane
