Are 250/2500 trucks limited by their Class?
Hello all, first time poster here. Sorry in advance for the long post, but I would like to get your guys input on what you think about this because it is something I have been wondering for a while. ...
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goducks10 wrote:49 CFR 571.105 Standard No. 105; Hydraulic and electric brake systems. specifies federal braking performance tests based on manufacturer-assigned GVWR.
Name one reason for the existence of 3/4 ton trucks besides registration. $700-800.00 in savings is not a good enough reason for their existence. Anyone spending $45-65,000 is not going to worry about $7-800.00.
The braking performance requirements for vehicles with GVWR greater than 10,000# are significantly different from the requirements for vehicles less than 10,000#.
It's hard to determine, just from reading the standard, whether it's more difficult to satisfy the requirements for GVWR greater than 10,000#.
However, this could be one more reason for assigning a GVWR below 10,000#, even though the vehicle might be able to perform satisfactorily at higher weight.
Ron
