What truck camper is on your 2500hd deisel

I have the TC listed in my signature. This is the second 2500 short bed I've had it on. Been to middle of states up thru Canadian Rockies to Alaska (10 weeks), cross country to Calif. up to Calgary Stampede (8 weeks) and South west US (8 weeks) plus many shorter trips. Ron

billtex wrote:

wintersun wrote:
I have a 2011 2500HD and a Lance 845 with a wet weight of 4,000 lbs which the truck handles very well. I upgraded the tires to 285/70R17 Nitto Terra Grapplers that are rated at 3750@80 PSI,

I see these tires rated at 2833#...isn't that kind of light duty for a TC?

Am I missing something; Nitto Terra Grapplers

There are two different Nitto Terra Grappler tires with very different load ratings. Mine are rated on the sidewall 3750@80 PSI and they replaced Firestone Transforce that were rated 3195@80 PSI.

Bill, Wintersun has a 2011 2500HD, the OEM wheels are 17"

Fishnmagician wrote:
Bill, keep looking down the page, you are looking at the "P" rated not the "E" rated. they are indeed rated for 3750lbs

Oh yeah...there ya' go.

Can you run these on OEM 16" wheels?

Tx, B

I have a 2004 2500HD shortbed that I am carrying a 1990 Sun-lite 850wt. I weighed it last week ith a full tank and 10 gallons of water and a full LP tank - it came in at 7750#'s. Plenty of pounds left. I have the 6.0 ltr gas engine.

Bill, keep looking down the page, you are looking at the "P" rated not the "E" rated. they are indeed rated for 3750lbs

wintersun wrote:
I have a 2011 2500HD and a Lance 845 with a wet weight of 4,000 lbs which the truck handles very well. I upgraded the tires to 285/70R17 Nitto Terra Grapplers that are rated at 3750@80 PSI,

I see these tires rated at 2833#...isn't that kind of light duty for a TC?

Am I missing something; Nitto Terra Grapplers

"Payload" is a calculation done by the manufacturer based on the weakest link of the truck when it leaves the factory. It is almost always the tires which with a SRW truck usually have a combined load capacity of 6200 lbs. minus the weight of the truck itself. After the tires the limit is the weight that can be supported by the leaf springs. It is never the axle and its wheel bearings.

GM and Ford 3/4 ton trucks have AAM axles and wheel bearings rated at 10,900 lbs. while Ram/Dodge trucks have had axles and wheel bearings rated at 8,900 lbs. which subtracting 3,000 lbs. of truck weight leaves a very hefty "payload".

A 1-ton with DRW has a higher payload rating not because of any difference in the engine and drivetrain and suspension over a SRW version, only the extra two tires to support the gross weight. Four 2,200 lb. tires will support 1300 more pounds at the rear axle than two 3750 rated tires and a DRW setup is the easiest way to maximize the payload capacity of a pickup truck.

With the factory rims on my 2500HD truck the maximum payload is limited by the 7500 lb. load capacity of my two rear tires. That leaves a maximum wet camper weight of 4300 lbs. using the factory rims. I could gain a little more payload capacity with 19.5" rims and tires but not enough to make it worth the expense involved.

2000 F-250 Ford SC,SD 7.3 Diesel: Never intended to use a TC. I bought it to pull a 27' Airstream. Because of the heavy diesel the payload is actually less than on a gasser. TC is a 1300# Pop-up. I suggest you check the specs to find the allowable payload. A good buddy expert would help. PAYLOAD is part of the story. The other is sway bars as per MAV 8802 above.

I have a Bigfoot 1500 8.2 camper on a lifted Chevy Duramax 2500HD with airbags. Just got back from a 3200 mile trip to west yellowstone without any problems.