The confounding 3/4 ton truck...
Let me start by saying I do not have, nor am I currently in the market for, a truck. So, I have no horse in this race! I am, however, genuinely curious in looking for 'reliably sourced' information ...
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waters wrote:
Totally False statement of the facts. None of the current trucks spec'd with over 3000 lbs of payload have even 1900 lbs on the rear axle. Secondly, your assuming that the driver and passengers are also sitting in the bed of the truck. No matter what you do, some of the payload is going on the front axle, even some of that in the bed of the truck.
The numbers I posted come from 2014 Fleet Ford specs. Read them.
What I said was when all the payload is placed in the bed which most folks assume is where payloads are carried.
Anyways the numbers I posted from fords '14 specs has a 8200 gvwr ...4800 rawr has a 3100 lb payload with a 2114 lb gross axle weight.
Hell even some of the new aluminum beds are showing a RAWR over load when using Fords specs.....when the payloads are placed in the bed.
