Max Payload vs. Pin Weight (Ford, Ram, Chevy)
Hi, I recently bought a new 5th wheel and truck to tow it. I got a 40 foot Open Range with a 2500 pound pin weight. I was looking at fairly loaded SRW long bed diesels from Ford, Chevy and Ram...
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No, your truck will not tow better just because you have some room left to hit your GVWR. By the way, 800 pounds really isn't that much when we're talking about an 11,000 pound or so truck towing a 12,000 pound or so trailer.
How the truck "tows" is very subjective. Are you talking about ride, handeling, acceleration, braking, etc? All the trucks are different; different HP, torque, transmissions, gearing, tires, etc. Drivers are different too. Some loaf along at 58 mph to save fuel and some have limited vacation time and drive 75 mph to get to a destination and back in a given time frame.
I pay a lot more attention to the reputation and reliability of the drivetrain, the cab and bed configuration, and the option package the truck has rather than a couple hundred pounds of payload. Payload on the sticker is based on the GVWR anyway and most 3500 trucks are capable of hauling/towing above their GVWR. I know mine do.
Some models of heavy duty trucks can even be ordered with different GVWR just to dodge various DOT regulations. The trucks are the same but they'll put a different GVWR number on there for you. My 2015 Chevy 3500 at work normally has a GVWR of 11,500 but it was ordered with a 10,000 sticker so it was not subject to some DOT regs.
How the truck "tows" is very subjective. Are you talking about ride, handeling, acceleration, braking, etc? All the trucks are different; different HP, torque, transmissions, gearing, tires, etc. Drivers are different too. Some loaf along at 58 mph to save fuel and some have limited vacation time and drive 75 mph to get to a destination and back in a given time frame.
I pay a lot more attention to the reputation and reliability of the drivetrain, the cab and bed configuration, and the option package the truck has rather than a couple hundred pounds of payload. Payload on the sticker is based on the GVWR anyway and most 3500 trucks are capable of hauling/towing above their GVWR. I know mine do.
Some models of heavy duty trucks can even be ordered with different GVWR just to dodge various DOT regulations. The trucks are the same but they'll put a different GVWR number on there for you. My 2015 Chevy 3500 at work normally has a GVWR of 11,500 but it was ordered with a 10,000 sticker so it was not subject to some DOT regs.
