GMC vs Nissan diesel

Grit dog wrote:

otrfun wrote:
Quite a few Nissan XD Cummins owners believe their truck is underrated with 1500-1750 lbs. of payload. Maybe, but I rather doubt it.

With all the hoopla Nissan generated about this truck having the Cummins, Aisin tranny, NV 3/4(?)-ton frame, and the gooseneck option, I can see how some would buy into all the hype (and choose to ignore the axle and payload ratings).

Hype, and ratings aside, hard to ignore the fact the Nissan Cummins uses a 6-bolt, semi-floating axle. Semi-floating axles are typically used in cars and 1/2-ton trucks. When I was in the market for one a year ago, I passed when I saw the semi-floating axle.

Take your weight cop stuff somewhere else. Regular old half tons are way under rated at 15-1700 lbs payload in some scenarios. The XD is pretty frighten solid. Does it hav e a 10klb full floater in it? Nope, but it'll do the job. You're in the buy a 1 ton to haul a pop up "camp." . . .

Whoa, Grit dog, take 'er easy---you read way too much into my post.

1. Where in my post did I perform any "weight cop stuff"?

2. Did I make any comments about any rig being overloaded, along with dire consequences about lawsuits and jail-time? Nope.

3. Do I intend to take my opinions "somewhere else" based on your request? Sorry, Grit dog, no.

Apparently you believe the Nissan Cummins and "regular old half tons", "in some scenarios", have special mechanical powers that transcend the manufacturer's rated GVWR, payload, and RAWR. Well, Grit dog, you're certainly entitled to your opinion.

At the same time, sir, I am certainly entitled to mine---which, by the way, is the belief that Nissan's GVWR, payload, and RAWR's for the Cummins XD are credible ratings, and cannot be simply superseded by opinion or hype.