Trying to understand payload

GalWithDawgs wrote:

Huntindog wrote:

GalWithDawgs wrote:

jimw606 wrote:
I took my truck to our local landfill( it's close) and they weighed it for free.
No printout.

Well, I haven't purchased the truck yet so that will be tough. However, you did give me a great idea. I bet Pioneer Gravel in Springs would weigh it when I go for a test drive. Imagine the sales person's surprise when we go there! So, lets say I get lucky and the pay load is 1580. That still seems close. I got rid of the awning on the trailer so I am a wee bit lighter there. I also got rid of that dumb heavy box in the storage. Heavy and useless it was. So if I can keep the payload at 1580 would the rest of the truck work for me?

The real payload will be less than advertised. Every single option on the truck over the base model will subtract from it. Leather seats=subtract, sound system=subtract, etc.

Help me understand this. The radio/cd player isn't listed as an option. It is standard. Would the presence of one really diminish payload? Or do you mean options like....well...leather would be one in this model I guess so I would expect that to change things. Truth in advertising comes to mine when I think "Base model pay load is 1,560 but yours is a lot less because we gave you a radio and a steering wheel." I get what you are saying partially though. Only way to know for sure is to weigh it.

When you go to the dealer and look at the truck, look in the door sill of the drivers door. There should be a sticker that states the payload of that actual truck as it left the toyota factory. The truck may have less payload if the previous owner or dealer installed anything after it left the factory. Chances are if it is something small like a DVD player or nav screen etc it will be a mere couple of pounds. So, that sticker will give you a good estimate but a scale will give you the exact weight. Something large like the bed box will add a good amount of weight but it sounds like you would remove it anyway like you stated.

Also, you said that after subtracting the tounge weight and everything else you had about 462 lbs of payload still available. After the hitch and receiver ball, even if that is another 100 lbs, you still are in the 300's. That sounds like quite a bit of surplus payload and that is a good thing. If I understand, it sounds like even if the payload sticker shows it is down towards 1300lbs it may still be with in limits. Seems like that Tundra is a good match.