Me Again wrote:
ShinerBock wrote:
That and the fact that all SRW 350/3500 trucks of about 8-15 years ago had the same or less of a GVWR than the 250/2500 trucks today. My father in laws 2003 F350 crew cab long bed 4x4 has a GVWR of 9,900 lb GVWR which is 100 lbs less than my 2014 crew cab short bed 4x4 2500 and I have a higher GAWR. Yet no one will even question if his truck pulls a fifth wheel while questioning mine.... go figure.
Trucks today are almost a 1000 pounds heavier than the 8-15 year old truck.
While that is true on paper in the case of my truck and my father in laws truck, it is not in the real world. On paper his truck is over 1,000 lbs lighter, but this was when Ford was taking off "optional" equipment such as bumpers to keep the weight down.
In the real world per the CAT scale that we did (and do with all our vehicles when new)there is only a 600 lbs difference between his 2003 F350 Lariat long bed 4x4 and my 2015 2500 Laramie short bed 4x4, and most of that weight is on the front axles. However, my 6,000 lb front GAWR versus his 4,800 font GAWR more then makes up for the 600 lb difference.
