Weight capacity for 2019 Ram 1500
I am looking for a truck camper to put on my 2019 Ram 1500 quad cab 5.7 hemi PU truck. I am getting conflicting payload capacities from 1,793 to 1,950 lbs. The truck camper weighs 1,280 lbs. Will t...
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jimh425 wrote:
Valhalla360. think about this ... manufacturers that bother to list COG, list the COG as a number. Got any idea why they don’t just give a range to match what you say changes?
I’ll help. It’s because it’s a static measurement. No, it doesn’t change just like the weight/height/width don’t. It’s ok to be wrong, and in this case, you are.
If you want to talk about the weight on front axle and weight on rear axle, do that. Just don’t confuse COG with those numbers which will never be known until you stale the truck/TC.
The listed COG is for the empty unit...the manufacturer can't know how you will load it, so that's all they can provide.
It gives you a starting point which is better than, they don't know or won't tell you.
