Gas/Diesel Payload trade off
This parallels a post I just made (the answer to which was, bascially, hey dummy, get a 1 -ton). I get that diesel is a better performer under load (and I am not trying to start a gas versus diesel d...
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diver110 wrote:KD4UPL wrote:
If you wany to keep under your GVWR you'd better have a dually and a small camper. Most of us with TCs look only at axle weights. So, the engine choice won't make much real world difference in weight hauling ability. If the truck's heaviest work will be hauling a TC I'd get a gas engine. It will have more than enough power.
Where does one look up axle weights?
Axle weight ratings vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and truck to truck.
New truck sales brochures usually have the tech specifications in them which should include axle ratings both front and back.
If you're on the dealership lot, you can open the drivers door and study the sticker on the door edge below the locking mechanism.
That sticker will provide ratings for both front and back axles.
