TC weight too heavy?
We have a 2015 Chevy 3500 DRW, duramax crewcab, tires are E rated with max load single 3085 lbs, max load dual 2835 lbs.(anyone know why the dual would be less than the single?) Sticker in the glove ...
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mkirsch wrote:
I've read on here many times that F450 pickups don't have any better payload capacity, and in many cases LESS payload capacity, than F350 DRWs. Their main purpose is towing.
I guess it depends on your view. True that the sticker is sometimes less and the spring pack is different. The frame is the same for the pickup type. There are other significant differences for most years. Assuming you get one with 19.5s, the G rated tires are rated more, and the rear axle is generally rated higher as well with bigger, better brakes and generally a much tighter turn radius.
My F450 has a 14500 GVWR. That leaves 5300 or so via the sticker. The axle is rated way higher than the F350 of the same years and again, the tires/wheels are, too. F350 DRWs similarly equipped had barely higher sticker values unless they were gasoline.
