What is included in Gross Vehicle Weight
Depending on the forum I look at I read all kinds of definitions. Some say it includes 150 lbs driver and 5 gallons of fuel Others 150 lbs for every available seat and a full tank of fuel. And of c...
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Before we travel too far down the road of overloading a 1/2 ton i want to thank the posters that helped clear up the what's included question. I now understand that the driver is included on tow capacity and not on cargo capacity which lead to my confusion. Fuel is not included in either. Factory options are already accounted for on the door sticker. And if I understand correctly it doesn't make any difference what size TV I am looking at the towing capacity or cargo weight will be calculated the same. 150 lb driver and fuel can overload a 1/2 ton or 1 ton if you don't subtract them in the cargo weight.
