Weighing TV

gattorgetter wrote:
I guess it always has to be get a bigger truck. Even on this thread. I wasnt asking about MY truck but asking about the ones who have weighed and what results were vs what the sticker on door said. Cripes is it that hard to answer " I weighed my truck and it was much lower/dead nuts on/ higher than what sticker on door said" cripes...

Nobody said 'get a bigger truck'....we all said WEIGH YOURS


So how does yours compare after weighing it.......lower/dead nuts on/higher ?
That is the only weight that matters.

I guess it always has to be get a bigger truck. Even on this thread. I wasnt asking about MY truck but asking about the ones who have weighed and what results were vs what the sticker on door said. Cripes is it that hard to answer " I weighed my truck and it was much lower/dead nuts on/ higher than what sticker on door said" cripes...

SouthpawHD wrote:

gattorgetter wrote:
Sometimes its easier to ask over there without getting the " you need a bigger truck"

That's for sure!!

Thats double for sure.

Tire placard payloads are based on the trucks GVWR which in some cases can overload the trucks RAWR/tires/wheels and rear suspension when placed in the trucks bed.

The biggest joke of the tire placard payload system is a F150HD with a 8200 or 7750 GVWR and 4800 RAWR. Ford advertises this truck can have up to a 3000+ lbs payload.
These trucks may weigh in the 2400 lb range on the rear axle. Now add the 3000 lb payload sticker number in the bed = 5400 lbs on the 4800 RAWR. Another seriously overloaded vehicle as the F150 rear suspension and Fords OEM wheels aren't rated that high.

Same for some of the new high GVWR 3/4 and one ton SRW gas trucks.

gattorgetter wrote:
Sometimes its easier to ask over there without getting the " you need a bigger truck"

That's for sure!!

Sometimes its easier to ask over there without getting the " you need a bigger truck"

Gattor, I gotta ask you what are you trying to accomplish?

I see you over at a GM site asking similar questions, that have been answered. It just feels as though you are searching for some sort of reassurance that a lower payload is acceptable. I'm not knocking, I'm just asking to help you get the answers you are looking for.

WHAT THEY SAID^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Weigh it----then you'll know

The door sticker on 2006 and newer TV is a great place to start, but that will be the MAXIMUM payload for that TV within the Manufactures GVWR.
The ONLY way to know what you can carry either within the GVWR OR the rear GAWR, is to load the TV up as it would be ready to go camping (as stated above) and go weigh it each axle separate, then do the math.
TV built before 2006, don't have the Payload sticker, only a VIN sticker with Max axle weights and the GVWR listed, and the minimum tire size required to get that rating.

gattorgetter wrote:
Read lots of post's saying to do this to find what your payload is (correct?) Or to see what weight is on axle compared to what axle will handle. So my question is for the ones who have were your numbers different than what your door stickers say? Better or worse?

The door sticker does not tell you how much YOUR truck weighs. There is no way to derive actual payload without knowing that number. This is why you must weigh YOUR truck!

The numbers will nearly always be different than the published weights or the door sticker. It depends on who and what you have in the truck at the time you weigh it. Best practice is to fill up the fuel tank(s) and load everything and everyone in the truck that you would have when you are ready to hitch up and head out (including the fifth wheel hitch if that's what you'll be towing). Make sure to get on the scales so that you'll get separate front and rear axle weights, too - the rear axle reserve capacity is the most common limiting factor when calculating remaining payload for tongue/pin weight.

Rob