Calling weight police - help
Hello, I am in the process of getting a new setup, truck and 5th wheel. Truck is a 2022 F350 King Ranch 4x4 SRW short bed Diesel. Fifth wheel is 2021 Solitude 378mbs. I am also planning to add Summ...
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Me Again wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
Stay within your SAE RAWR and GCVWR and you are golden.
GCVWR is a manufactures warranty number!
What has not been mentioned is states that license tonnage like Washington State. My 2001.5 RAM 2500 4x4 with 8800 GVWR was licensed to 12K per Washington formula of tare weight times 1.5 and then rounded up the next higher even K. My 2015 RAM with 11,700 GVWR was licensed to the same 12K, I could have asked to have either licensed to 14K for a little more per year.
Don’t think there is much difference in GCVWR and tow rating. Tow rating max is based on the lightest configured DRW and it gets less as the truck gains weight.
