Door sticker says never exceed 1263 lbs of cargo/passengers.

Gdetrailer wrote:

It is for those reasons above and not to mention better piece of mind for me that I CHOOSE to buy vehicles which HAVE MORE CARGO CAPACITY than what I need..

Yes, that means I am towing a 26ft 7K lb loaded trailer with a F250 which HAS 3400 lbs of available cargo weight per the door sticker..

What kind of F250 is that? Must be a typo. We have a plain jane F250 4x4 gasser (rubber floors, xlt I think, 6.2L) at work, crew cab. It has 2393# payload.

I wonder what one might expect to have to pony up to get a 2014 RAM 2500, 6.4L Hemi, 4.10, with auto? Generally speaking.

RKW wrote:
Does Dodge distort their payload ratings?

Nope.

From the article I linked:
"Toyota, Nissan, and Chrysler’s Ram division say they use base curb weights with all the stock parts bolted on."

Another article:
"Ram says it takes the lightest base model including all necessary fluids and deems that as the curb weight for payload calculations. But Ford and GM do it differently; they delete some everyday items from their base pickups to reduce their weight and thereby boost their payload ratings."
LINK

At least GM fessed up and says they'll stop lying to consumers about this. Ford...not so much.

"Ford, which has demanded that Chrysler stop claiming “best-in-class towing” for the Ram 3500, says it has no plans to change the way it calculates its Super Duty truck weights."
LINK

They remove the freakin' center console, radio, spare tire, and rear bumper!! Really Ford? Wow. :R

Does Dodge distort their payload ratings?

LOL
Hope you don't travel with your buddy :W If so I'd lead instead of following :B
I'd love to see that might Nissan hitched up to that fiver :E And I'm not ragging on Nissan, DW has a Infiniti, but that truck is basically a grocery getter or small loads from Lowe's. Don't tell me, his tires start with the letter "P".

RKW wrote:
WOW. Just got off the phone with my 5er buddy. He's in Alpine, AZ. He couldn't find a specific reference to the cargo/payload capacity on his door sticker but he said not to worry, by adding leaf springs to his truck he has increased the payload capacity and he reckons it's like a 3/4 ton now. I told him he actually reduced his payload capacity by the exact amount that the leaf springs weigh. Oh no that couldn't be he said, besides there is a Federal law that makes it illegal for a RV dealership to sell an RV that is too heavy for the customer's tow vehicle, at least that's what his last dealer told him and he believes it.

No "Payload" sticker prior to 2006. Time to do some math and the only way to really know the payload of your TV.

#1 find the VIN sticker on the drivers door post.
#2 find the GVWR weight on the VIN sticker.
#3 go to scales and weigh TV with all passengers and a full fuel tank.
#4 now subtract the scale weight in #2 from the GVWR weight in #2, this is the true rated payload.

RKW wrote:
WOW. Just got off the phone with my 5er buddy. He's in Alpine, AZ. He couldn't find a specific reference to the cargo/payload capacity on his door sticker but he said not to worry, by adding leaf springs to his truck he has increased the payload capacity and he reckons it's like a 3/4 ton now. I told him he actually reduced his payload capacity by the exact amount that the leaf springs weigh. Oh no that couldn't be he said, besides there is a Federal law that makes it illegal for a RV dealership to sell an RV that is too heavy for the customer's tow vehicle, at least that's what his last dealer told him and he believes it.

What if he doesn't have a tow vehicle? I've actually bought two trailers prior to buying a tow vehicle!

WOW. Just got off the phone with my 5er buddy. He's in Alpine, AZ. He couldn't find a specific reference to the cargo/payload capacity on his door sticker but he said not to worry, by adding leaf springs to his truck he has increased the payload capacity and he reckons it's like a 3/4 ton now. I told him he actually reduced his payload capacity by the exact amount that the leaf springs weigh. Oh no that couldn't be he said, besides there is a Federal law that makes it illegal for a RV dealership to sell an RV that is too heavy for the customer's tow vehicle, at least that's what his last dealer told him and he believes it.

RKW wrote:
What!? That can't be right. I've found many other sources on line that state the payload as 1889 lbs. What gives here?

My truck is a 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 Classic.

Yep add in those options, like seats, spare tires, bumpers, AC, radio and anything else GM and Ford strips off their trucks to get those big payload numbers and your truck ain't that great anymore.

Don

smkettner wrote:
If any doubt put it on a scale and compare to GVWR.

That will likely be much closer to 1,000# as the 1,263 was as it left the factory.