IDoMyOwnStunts wrote:
Gdetrailer wrote:
gasoline weighs about 8.2 lbs per gallon so I divide 288 by 8.2 and I get 35.12.. Which HAPPENS to be the size of my gas tank of 35 gallons!
Minor correction. Gas weighs about 6.3 lbs per gallon. If you're running a diesel rig, that weighs about 7.1 lbs per gallon.
Your pickiness kind of reminds me why I typically don't bother reading this forum..
Close enough for my example.
However one should note that the actual weight of gasoline VARIES, A LOT depending on the exact blend of additives and formulations..
I have seen numbers from 6.03 to 8.2 lbs and depending on which "version" of gallons you can get different answers.
even using YOUR example we ARE only talking a huge difference of 67.5 lbs..
With a vehicle weighing in at 6011 lbs I would say that amounts to nothing in the whole scheme of things.
If you are down to counting ounces then you ARE overloaded..
My point is that the MANUFACTURER BY LAW CERTIFIES ALL THE NUMBERS ON THE DOOR STICKERS AS GOOD AND TRUE AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE LEFT THE FACTORY FLOOR.
If you use the cargo weight on the yellow sticker as the max payload you cannot go wrong. Typically you WILL run out of PAYLOAD before you reach the gross combination weight.
But in my case 15% of 3451 is 23,006 lbs worth of TT (exceeds my Gross Combination and will exceed my drivers license class) or in the case of a 5th or goose neck 25% pin is 13,804 lbs (under my gross combination).
I don't need the curb weight to determine what I can tow the payload tells me what I can tow.
