Great breakdown of tow vehicle towing capacity by make/model
http://fifthwheelst.com/2016-three-quarter-ton-truck-towing.html What do you suppose "Pub 5th wheel" is? What does "Pub" stand for?
Forum Discussion
Most interesting part to me was found in question #1 and answer #1.
A 2500 HD Diesel with 1200# of available payload (after subtracting driver & Passenger).
This is why I always laugh when the "get a 25/3500 HD diesel, if you want to haul that much weight" crowd speaks up.
Those 15/25/35 numbers USE to be a good indication of how much payload capacity a truck had---not anymore. Too many options, too many variations of engines/tranny/rear-end, etc, etc, etc...
My 1500 has more payload than that 2500.
Do NOT buy a truck based upon the advertised generic numbers...
DOOR STICKER, DOOR STICKER, DOOR STICKER
By the way....my RAM 1500 has 3.73 rear-end, how come it isn't offered on the 2500/3500? Maybe as rjstractor said...it ain't needed.
A 2500 HD Diesel with 1200# of available payload (after subtracting driver & Passenger).
This is why I always laugh when the "get a 25/3500 HD diesel, if you want to haul that much weight" crowd speaks up.
Those 15/25/35 numbers USE to be a good indication of how much payload capacity a truck had---not anymore. Too many options, too many variations of engines/tranny/rear-end, etc, etc, etc...
My 1500 has more payload than that 2500.
Do NOT buy a truck based upon the advertised generic numbers...
DOOR STICKER, DOOR STICKER, DOOR STICKER
By the way....my RAM 1500 has 3.73 rear-end, how come it isn't offered on the 2500/3500? Maybe as rjstractor said...it ain't needed.
