Truck sufficient for what I want?
Im getting ready to make the plunge and buy a new trailer. It is listed as 33' long, weighs 6065 lbs with a 641 lb tongue weight. I will be towing it with a 2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x2 w/ the 5.7L H...
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CarnationSailor wrote:I used to be responsible for those labels for GM. That label rating does NOT include a full fuel tank. That number really does represent GVWR minus DRY weight.
kaydeejay,
I don't believe that fuel is considered to be "cargo", so it seems likely to me that the payload weight on the sticker assumes a full fuel tank. Anyone know more about this?
Vehicle shippers were paid by weight. They were paid on the dry weight plus 20# for approx 3 gallons of fuel.
They used the payload rating to make sure they weren't being cheated!
