Towing Load Question

Shal36 wrote:

Serious question.

If the GVWR is listed and the actual weight of the vehicle is known by way of certified scale measurement, why would one use the payload figure instead of subtracting the known weight from the GVWR? I would assume payload figures are provided because most folks will not go out and weigh their vehicle and then do their own math. Payload figures seem to be a way to make this easy for the typical vehicle owner but empirically derived numbers would seem to be more precise and would tell you Exact payload for your specific vehicle.

Your assumption about payload figures is probably correct but keep in mine those are max limits not actual weight figures.

To answer your question, one would NOT "use the payload figure instead of subtracting the known weight from the GVWR?". People should use the actual known weight figures if they have them instead of using the printed payload figures.
Barney