Payload Ratings are a farce
Spent months shopping for a new Superduty, ended up ordering one that fit our criteria- XLT, Powerstroke, 3.55 rear-end, Camper package, fifth wheel, etc. We were debating back and forth between a F2...
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Lwiddis wrote:
I would be more than disappointed. Hopping mad. Heck, my well equipped 2015 Tahoe has a payload of 1,595.
Well you better get your red face on because that's the paper payload rating of pretty much every 3/4T diesel crew cab on the road.....
OPs point was on that supports the non weight cops arguments on here daily. Payload ratings on these types of trucks are a Farce and unless you read the sticker you wouldn't know how bad you were overloaded, within reason, because the truck doesn't know the difference.
BTW you should be mad if you're a believer that a HD payload half ton with a higher paper payload is MORE capable than a 3/4 ton. Another farce. It's called marketing.
