New 3/4 CC Dmax payload cap terrible!
I'm researching tow vehicles, and I discovered that when a 2014 Silverado 2500 HD is configured w/Diesel, Crew Cab 4x4 and Long Bed, the payload capacity drops to a pitiful 2552 lbs. Which basical...
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fla-gypsy wrote:
I would never buy any tool or truck not rated for the task I was going to do. Others will do what they want to regardless of the risks or hazards. the number of armchair engineers on this forum grows daily and all anecdotal evidence of "hotshotters" is worth diddly squat when you have a problem that risks life or limb. Just not worth it for a little bit of cash to do it right.
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To the OP...I towed a 16k 5th wheel and wanted to stay within GVWR and GCVWR, so I went with an F350 dually. That was in 2006, so a "1-ton" SRW might stay within those ratings now.
I agree strongly with fla-gypsy: There will be lots of armchair engineers on here that will tell you what GVWR and GCVWR do or don't mean, but I haven't seen any of those armchair engineers produce their Ford/Dodge/GM employee badges or produce the documentation that proves that GVWR/GCVWR is only a "marketing" ploy.... also a common response to questions about ratings.
There are two other common responses:
- "As long as its within the axle ratings, its OK": Following that logic, let's put a couple of 10,000# axles next to a trailer (no engine, no chassis, no body, just the axles) and see how well that tows. It's pretty ignorant to think that the assembly of parts and pieces that make up a truck might not have a lower ability to tow/carry than just one element of that assembly.
- "As long as I pay the proper license fee, its OK": same thing...let's put 15,000#'s of license fees next to a trailer and see how well it tows. I won't even begin to assume how licensing fees are calculated, but I think it would be reasonable to presume that they are NOT based on engineering analysis of trucks, loads, and trailers.
If one wants to ignore the suggestions of the manufacturer, that's entirely within one's rights.....and it won't necessarily be dangerous nor necessarily illegal...but when ignoring those suggestions don't pretend to know more than the manufacturer nor pretend that since state laws don't address truck ratings (below 80,000#'s), that the laws are all that should be considered in selecting a truck and trailer combination.
