Hope you travel alone?!!!!

Lwiddis wrote:
Not sure I've seen one that low on a PU.

i saw a lot of 1/2 ton crew cabs with low payloads like that, mainly Rams and Tundras.
that's what happens when you buy one the higher trim levels with all the bling. built for luxury but not for towing.

and i thought Dodge was supposed to increase payload capacities in the 2019 Ram 1/2 tons.:E

A lot of this is driven by consumer demand - if buyers of "premium" 1/2 ton trucks didn't expect the ride of a Cadillac Fleetwood, then we wouldn't have such soft springs.

Front and rear GAWRs of the Ram can be up to 3900 and 4100 lbs respectively. If sprung properly, with a bare bone 5000 lbs truck we'd have 3000 lbs payload.

Same reason a Lexus LX470 can have a payload of 1200 lbs, but the frame / axles in a 3rd world country can have 2800 lbs payload.

I could understand passenger capacity to be that, but not "and cargo".

Vast majority of half ton truck buyers have no interest in ever towing anything. The loaded trucks are the replacement for sedans these days, and it will still do more than those.

I used to haul more than that in my Radio Flyer wagon back when I was a kid.

Half ton pickup that isn’t rated to carry a half ton. That’s why I didn’t consider a RAM this time.

Lol my VW Golf wagon and my wife's Kia have it beat, although neither one would be much of a tow vehicle....

I think my Hyundai Tucson has more payload. But, that’s a Ram for ya!

I used to put more than that in a Chrysler Newport and still tow a good sized trailer. We didn't worry so much about ratings back then.

Grit dog wrote:
Lol, just tell the owner to pump up the tires and he'll be fine. 32psi, hahaha, that's what I run in the winter for better traction.

If that sticker doesn't prove to the weight cops that the payload stickers are totally useless, nothing will.
Too bad in reality it'll have them screaming see we told you, you should have bought a 1 ton!

Totally agree!

It's too bad we didn't get to see the other sticker too.