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rhagfo
Feb 23, 2015Explorer III
Well the reason a diesel has less payload than a gas in the same GVWR is simple, the diesel engine and sometime the transmission weigh more thus reducing the payload!
In simple terms Payload = GVWR - Curb weight. The diesel engine weighs more than a gas engine so the curb weight is greater, so the payload for the same 10,000 GVWR is less. The diesel will pull more, but the weight of the engine reduces the payload.
In simple terms Payload = GVWR - Curb weight. The diesel engine weighs more than a gas engine so the curb weight is greater, so the payload for the same 10,000 GVWR is less. The diesel will pull more, but the weight of the engine reduces the payload.
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