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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troubledwaters wrote:
I don't need the 2014 Ford Fleet Specs, I have the more up to date 2017 and 2018 specs. But the whole point (which apparently needs repeating), all of the payload doesn't go on the rear axle.
This is correct. The weight between the axles is distributed to both axles. Weight directly in the center of gravity between the axles is split 50/50 and weight before or after this will be split accordingly. Hence the reason why some long wheel base trucks are rated to carry more weight even though they have the same axle ratings as the short wheel base trucks.
Something like this...
axle|--90/10--80/20--70/30--60/40--(50/50)--40/60--30/70--20/80--10/90--|axle
