Not too bad specs for a "half ton"..
This is the door jamb stickers for the new F150... My Dad's 1971 F250 only has a GVWR of #6900! How's that for changing times! :) Mitch
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My MDT has 5920 on 6K axel up front! along with 5700 on a 15500 ra! I have yet to overload to often the FA, the rear on the other hand......weighed in at 22K one time. Did not like that too much, as that would have been a 2000 lb overload ticket!
My point, having the GVWR that is LOWER than the totals of the axels is bogus! major bogus actually. It is up to me to know how to balance the rig out, such that I am under ratings, or legal axel loades if they are like here in Wa st! Door placard means squat, but paid for license does. So with this rig being at 98% or what ever you said it is, great. I had an 89 Astro van that was 6100 gvwr, FA and RA were both rated to 3100, or 6200 total. So still reasonably close. Where as my dually is like your dodge, 15-20% below the totals. TOTAL bogus! If you are at max grawr, you are above gvwr! not cool in my book.
Then again, I had a 14K gvwr license on my 05 dually that is 11400 gvwr, 13300 total axels. My 96 sw CC had a 12K plate, with a 9200 gvwr and 11K total axels or there abouts. now that I think about it, the mdt is 26K plate, 18200 due to tires, been pulled over at 27K, no overwt ticket......life goes on!
marty
My point, having the GVWR that is LOWER than the totals of the axels is bogus! major bogus actually. It is up to me to know how to balance the rig out, such that I am under ratings, or legal axel loades if they are like here in Wa st! Door placard means squat, but paid for license does. So with this rig being at 98% or what ever you said it is, great. I had an 89 Astro van that was 6100 gvwr, FA and RA were both rated to 3100, or 6200 total. So still reasonably close. Where as my dually is like your dodge, 15-20% below the totals. TOTAL bogus! If you are at max grawr, you are above gvwr! not cool in my book.
Then again, I had a 14K gvwr license on my 05 dually that is 11400 gvwr, 13300 total axels. My 96 sw CC had a 12K plate, with a 9200 gvwr and 11K total axels or there abouts. now that I think about it, the mdt is 26K plate, 18200 due to tires, been pulled over at 27K, no overwt ticket......life goes on!
marty
