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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Arcamper wrote:For some unkown reason, the camper certification weight is usually significantly less than actual payload capacity of the truck. It makes very little sense, but it is very common and has been for years.
My 2003 F250 SD has a slide in camper certification of only 750 lbs but my 1994 Chevy 1500 with P metric tires has a 1550 lb certification. Go figure....
Possibly they're accounting for the higher vertical center of gravity, and increased frontal area (height and width) of a truck camper load, versus a load of rocks, etc, of the same weight....
