Payload capacity app?
Has anyone found a great, quick site or app for searching payload capacity on different used trucks? Many salesmen and owners don't know what payload capacity is - they quote the tow rating or the ...
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ruthiebaby88 wrote:
Ok - saw a 1 ton dually -
Should be able to carry just about anything right? Sticker in glove box says 'This information is furnished to indicate the manufacturer's recommendation regarding the use of a slide in camper with this truck as manufactured.'
cargo weight rating: 2482#. Would this be x2 since it's a dually? Seems very low?
It did have a crew cab. 2482 would not get you much with a weighted camper and 4 passengers.
That's the slide-in camper "rating." Not the payload capacity.
It is *NOT* X2.
The slide-in camper rating is the maximum weight of the camper that the manufacture of the truck determined could be safely hauled, WHEN THE COG OF THE CAMPER IS WITHIN THE DESIGNATED COG RANGE IN THE TRUCK BED.
I say this because trucks built in the last 15 years or so seem to have a designated COG range of the front edge of the bed to the rear edge of the bed. The "A" and "B" numbers are 0 and 78 for my 1500 Chevy, and 0 and 96 for my 3500 Chevy. You wouldn't want to put 5000lbs at the front or rear edge of the bed because the truck would be undriveable, and you'd get suspension damage.
My 3500 Chevy has a GVWR of 11,500lbs and weighs 6300lbs empty. That's a payload of 5200lbs. The glove compartment sticker says that the maximum camper I can put in is around 2800lbs.
Your truck's actual payload rating is probably in the 4000-5000lb range but you would have to weigh it to be sure.
