attn: Weight Police
Ok, here is a topic to discuss... I have a 2011 f250 crew cab lariat, 6.7l diesel, factory e rated michilens, rated at 3750# per tire at 80 psi cold. According to ford tow guide, the truck wil...
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spoon059 wrote:
I get all that. My argument remains the same. I am willing to bet that my Tundra at 9,999 lbs passes that test in shorter distances than a Prevost motorhome or a Kenworth dump truck. SAFETY... right? Well if the Tundra can stop faster, that would be safer wouldn't it?
The key here is "a manufacturer may limit the GVWR if so desired". Toyota has to worry about safety... but they also worry about reputation and warranty work. Maybe the Tundra can safely carry the 8200 lbs that the axles are rated at... but maybe that will lead to the potential for higher warranty claims. In order to keep their reputation for reliability and to reduce their burden for warranty work, they decide to be ultra conservative with their numbers to prevent quicker wear and tear.
None of this has anything to do with SAFETY... which is the word that is thrown out by people who drive (and sometimes overload) higher GVWR trucks. I feel that argument is null and void.
Different classes of vehicles have different safety margins built into them and for different reasons. If I'm not mistaken , my Corvette only had like 280# of available payload according to the sticker. Do you think that your Tundra would have out stopped it in an overloaded condition? Doubtful. Me and my wife overloaded it every time we went out in it. Then when we added the groceries in the back, OMG we were dangerously driving down the road. Their are a lot of things that go into the capacity ratings on vehicles. Believe it or not, the parking pawl in the transmission is one of the biggest things they have to consider. It has to hold the rated load on a certain degree slope(I don't remember the degree) without the assistance of the e-brake.
