tinner12002 wrote:
ShinerBock wrote:
What modern 3/4 tons are rated to handle and what it can actually handle are two very different numbers.
Also, please post the law requiring you to stay within the manufacturers tire load and inflation sticker. I have asked this many times and not one person has ever been able to provide it. The only laws I know of about what a vehicle can legally haul or tow is in regards to the registered GVWR(which can differ from the trucks actual GVWR) and GAWR limits.
If you do not have much knowledge about tow vehicles or towing in general then I recommend staying within whatever the manufacturer suggest. If you have plenty of knowledge and experience to know what a vehicle can safely handle, then by this point you would have already known that a 3/4 ton can handle way more than what its (de)rated for.
I totally disagree with the last statement!! Trucks I'm sure are capable of more than they are rated for but they have those ratings for a reason, frame, tranny, axle, bearings, wheels and tires, u-joints are all designed to withstand just so much weight. When they use these ratings all those items and more are taken into consideration. There is a certain amount of safety margin built in I'm sure. Some people exceed the safety margin just because the truck pulls it just fine...not very smart in my opinion. Obviously some think they know more about weights and measures and frame stress and parts durability than the manufacturers and those are again in my opinion the dangerous ones on our hiways!!
With that said, the OPs generalization of what trucks tow what is a pretty good summary.
Nope, that is not the case. Today's 3/4 tons have the same frame, brakes, axles, front suspension, bearings, and so forth as the 1 ton SRW. They are basically identical trucks aside from the rear suspension. In fact, with certain makes, you can add a package to a 3/4 ton and make identical, rear suspension and all, to the 1 ton variant.
Case in point is Fords camper package for the F250. Pay the $170 for the package and you have an F350 with an F250 badge on it. Ford also has a package for the F350 that will de-rate it down to the specs of an F250 on paper so that it will cost less to register for fleets. It is called the 10,000 GVWR package.
In the old days, what you say was true. There were many distinct differences between a 3/4 ton and 1 ton that effected the rated capacities of each. That is not the case anymore. They are basically identical aside from there rear suspension and the 3/4 tons are neutered on paper due to the governments 10,000 lb max GVWR of the Class 2B truck class they are in.
