Understanding GVWR and payload..
There have been a ton of post lately about how much can my truck carry or will my truck haul this..And there isn't a "sticky" to explain it and opinions vary alot lately.. So,how does it work? I...
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Grit dog wrote:
I think they should take all the payload stickers off trucks and make people figger it out.
Would force the interwebs discussions in an interesting direction anyways!
How would it be different than it is now?
The payload number is the number given fresh out of the factory with only the factory installed components..So you still have to weigh the truck as is, empty, before weighing it with the TC on to get the actual payload number for that truck..
So many frequent posters forget that if your payload is 5000# and you put two 200# people in it and a 100# dog,your payload just dropped to 4500#..
Then it's simple math...Truck weight as weighed prior to loading TC minus GVWR equals available payload at that time..
