gitane59 wrote:
CoMoCo wrote:
Gitane59 - I am starting to look for a new truck and I will probably eliminate Ford due to its GVWR.
On a relayed note I was pulled over in Milton, ON this morning as there is a "safety blitz" checking yellow stickers. I have one and it is current but it is still unnerving when the lights come on behind you for no apparent reason. They are watching us already!
CoMoCo:
I was just looking on both GMC and Ram website's and both of their 3500 duallies have GVWR rating over 6000KG's. The Ram with the Aisin tranny is rated at 14000lb or 6300KG and the GMC was rated for 13500lbs or 6130KG's so unless you chose to not have the dual wheels I see a major problem looming.
This is a fight I am willing to have with the powers that be who regulate the CVOR rules as this virtually eliminates private RV owners from using duallies to tow recreational trailers.
Regarding the Yellow safety stickers I don't understand the logic that allows the CVOR exemption for personal pickup truck use but does not extend the same exemption allowances to the yellow safety sticker.
Gitane - I have been looking at new GM 3500HD's - not in person, only online so far - and for GM they are 13,025 pounds. Only the regular cab duallies are 13,500 or 13,400 (gas or diesel). This is stated when you do a "vehicle locate" from the GM Canada website and also on the specifications page. Hopefully this
link to the specs page works.
