Anybody regret buying too much truck?
I've recently purchased a new Skyline Ecocamp 20BH. It is a small travel trailer, 4600 pounds loaded with a 700 pound tongue weight. I live in an area with mountains. I would eventually like to hau...
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bbaker2001 wrote:
is the payload capability of a dodge 3/4 really the same as 1 ton
Nope. On paper as you mentioned they are not due to the 10,000 lb GVWR limit placed on the class that the 3/4 is in. However, going my GAWR, there is a 500 lb difference on both that are exactly the same besides rear suspension. By it's ratings of its parts(frame, brakes, axles, suspension, etc..), the 2500 Ram diesel should be have a GVWR of about 11,200 lbs GVWR which would raise its payload to be over 3,000 lbs and that is what it is in the 6.4L that has the same rear suspension. However, due to that 10,000 lb GVWR limit of the truck class that it is in, the GVWR is derated which in turn means the payload is derated because payload is derived from GVWR.
So as you said above the 2500 is maxed out to 10,000 GVWR on paper, which also means that you will pay less paper come registration time since things start to get real pricey once you get past 10,000 GVWR. Per the ratings of parts and what those parts are rated to handle in other trucks, the GVWR and payload is a lot more although not as much as the 3500. About 500 lbs less per its ratings of those parts.
