can't get the gvwr math to work

jaycocreek wrote:

ardvark wrote:
As I see it, the issue is very simple. Either you give credence to the manufacturers' ratings and warning or you don't. What more is there to say?

Well,I find it really hard to take the manufacturers ratings with anything else than a grain of salt..

Example:2011 Dodge 3500 DRW with a payload of 2500 lbs..That,s over 2,000 pounds less than my 1994 Ford F-350 Ex cab and less than some 1/2 ton pickups.

Specs and Dimensions
Compression ratio: 17.20 to 1
Engine horsepower: 350hp 3,000RPM
Rear legroom: 1,151mm (45.3")
Payload: 1,148kg (2,530lbs)
Front headroom: 1,041mm (41.0")
Turning radius: 7.1m (23.4')
Passenger volume: 4,055L (143.2 cu.ft.)

When I was just browsing Dave Smith auto in CDA Idaho I found two Dodge 3500 Duallies with only 2500 pounds of payload(empty) which loaded with fuel and passengers would be more like 2,000 pounds payload,one a 2011 and the other a 2007(I think they both had 11.5 rear axles).Now we all should know a Dodge 3500 DRW should be able to carry something more than the smallest campers made without a slide out.

So that's my example of manufacturers ratings not meaning much to me.

No, there's no dually with only 2500lb payload. That's a typo, I guess unless there's a 10k gvw derated class of dually.
But yes, you're correct, the number readers will assume they can't haul much with that dually and some will argue it's only that capable!