part three of the broken frame saga.
A nice finish to the over weighted broken axle saga. Not really about the broken framed truck but informative as heck. It's a good read. https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/is-the-eagle-cap-1165-t...
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“ Fwiw, my 2010 F450 has a 14,500 GVWR from the factory and licensed for 16000 lbs. The newer trucks are not rated higher, so this paragraph is off a bit. I'm under my GVWR, but mine is only 9 1/2 ft double slide. Relative to the larger ones, it's light”.
Licensing doesn’t change GVWR…New Ram 4500’s are rated at either 15, 16, or 16.5k, and the 5500’s go to 19.5k, I would expect newer Ford and GM to be similar..
FWIW (all depending on how one cherry picks the numbers…), my single slide 09 Eagle Cap when fully loaded with groceries for over a weeks journey, lpg (2-30# bottles), 60g fresh water (plus 6g in the water heater), clothing, lawn chairs, hitch extension, solar panels and truck back seat loaded up, hits the scales at well over 14.5k (real world..), this without passengers or trailer…My DRW 3500 4x4 Diesel GVWR is 14k…The only truck mod is the addition of a Curt HD hitch…
I’m not necessarily in disagreement with your statement, however (Unfortunately for the uninitiated..) there’s no standardized way of arriving at camper weights - from seasoned experience, it’s kinda in the eye of the beholder…
3 tons
Licensing doesn’t change GVWR…New Ram 4500’s are rated at either 15, 16, or 16.5k, and the 5500’s go to 19.5k, I would expect newer Ford and GM to be similar..
FWIW (all depending on how one cherry picks the numbers…), my single slide 09 Eagle Cap when fully loaded with groceries for over a weeks journey, lpg (2-30# bottles), 60g fresh water (plus 6g in the water heater), clothing, lawn chairs, hitch extension, solar panels and truck back seat loaded up, hits the scales at well over 14.5k (real world..), this without passengers or trailer…My DRW 3500 4x4 Diesel GVWR is 14k…The only truck mod is the addition of a Curt HD hitch…
I’m not necessarily in disagreement with your statement, however (Unfortunately for the uninitiated..) there’s no standardized way of arriving at camper weights - from seasoned experience, it’s kinda in the eye of the beholder…
3 tons
