Door sticker says never exceed 1263 lbs of cargo/passengers.

[RKW]

What!? That can't be right. I've found many other sources on line that state the payload as 1889 lbs. What gives here?

My truck is a 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 Classic.

[gtsum]

welcome to the half ton world (most half tons anyways). My 2013 Ram Laramie 1500 had 1061lbs of payload per sticker...I was crushed when I saw the sticker and then compared it to my wife's 2012 Town and Country Limited Minivan..hers had 1150lbs capacity per the door sticker! Needless to say I dont have the 1500 anymore and drive a 2014 Ram with 4075lbs payload capacity sticker now:)

[RoyJ]

IdaD wrote:

RKW wrote:
What!? That can't be right. I've found many other sources on line that state the payload as 1889 lbs. What gives here?

My truck is a 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 Classic.

Not to add insult to injury, but I took a look at the door sticker on my wife's Honda Pilot this weekend while we were out of town on a trip and noticed it has your truck's payload beat by about 100 lbs. It was around 1350, give or take.

To be fair, I would say the RAM will probably handle the same load better than the Pilot.

My Explorer also officially carries 100 lbs more than my Sport Crew Cab. But in reality, the RAM has a much easier time with 1400 lbs (3 guys 3 dirt bikes) than the Explorer with 1000 lbs.

We're talking acceleration, turning, and braking.

[Mvander]

Anyone remember pumping gas in to the tank located behind your backside IN the cab. Safety sure has come along way.

[IdaD]

RKW wrote:
What!? That can't be right. I've found many other sources on line that state the payload as 1889 lbs. What gives here?

My truck is a 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 Classic.

Not to add insult to injury, but I took a look at the door sticker on my wife's Honda Pilot this weekend while we were out of town on a trip and noticed it has your truck's payload beat by about 100 lbs. It was around 1350, give or take.

[Thunderbolt]

My buddy had a 59 Buick and the starter switch was in the gas pedal. We made a few bucks betting people they couldn't start the car.

EcoBullet wrote:

BenK wrote:


Anyone remember the time there were no seat belts?

Sure! And not only do I remember the dimmer switch on the floor (far left), but the starter was also on the floor, near the accelerator on Dad's '49 Chevy. Only had one tail-light too. I think we might have been over the yellow-sticker payload in this pic. I'm the handsome fellow in the plaid shirt on the far right.

[gregrc75]

rhagfo wrote:

RKW wrote:
WOW. Just got off the phone with my 5er buddy. He's in Alpine, AZ. He couldn't find a specific reference to the cargo/payload capacity on his door sticker but he said not to worry, by adding leaf springs to his truck he has increased the payload capacity and he reckons it's like a 3/4 ton now. I told him he actually reduced his payload capacity by the exact amount that the leaf springs weigh. Oh no that couldn't be he said, besides there is a Federal law that makes it illegal for a RV dealership to sell an RV that is too heavy for the customer's tow vehicle, at least that's what his last dealer told him and he believes it.

No "Payload" sticker prior to 2006. Time to do some math and the only way to really know the payload of your TV.

#1 find the VIN sticker on the drivers door post.
#2 find the GVWR weight on the VIN sticker.
#3 go to scales and weigh TV with all passengers and a full fuel tank.
#4 now subtract the scale weight in #2 from the GVWR weight in #2, this is the true rated payload.

My old 2006 Titan Crew Cab 4x4 had a payload of 1088 lbs. His is probably around there unless he has a King Cab 4x2.
My current 2012 Titan Crew Cab 4x4 has a payload of 1480 lbs so now I can carry a few more groceries than I used to. :B

[rhagfo]

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Man there sure are so old crusty guys on the board! :W:B:W:B:W:B

Who you calling old and Crusty?????
:B

[Perrysburg_Dodg]

Man there sure are so old crusty guys on the board! :W:B:W:B:W:B

[colliehauler]

BenK wrote:
Marty and my Uncle Bill are the only two I know who bought/own base models
(edit)...add thunder to that list... :B

Uncle Bill owned a custom stainless kitchen sheetmetal shop and all of his trucks
were base models.

Back then, the bed could be ordered with wood flooring. After a few years of nailing
stuff down...those wood planks were no longer able to hold nails. One of my
jobs was to replace those planks

Now that the windshield washer foot pump was mentioned...I do remember them, but
forgot all about them

Even remember bare/painted sheetmetal dash boards. Padded came in a bit before
I started driving

Anyone remember the time there were no seat belts?

The 55 Dodge had no seat belts. The battery was under the floor on the passenger side and the brake master cylinder was under the floor on the driver side. The center floor hump was a bolt on pannel you could change the transmission without getting out of the cab.

[rhagfo]

colliehauler wrote:

ryanw821 wrote:

Sport45 wrote:
Ever find yourself reaching with your left foot for the button to dim your headlights?

(Or worse yet, trying to use your left foot to pump water onto the windshield :))

Hate to admit, but I've done both. Of course our '83 F-100 still has the floor button for the hi-beams. The floor mounted washer pump was on an older truck I drove when I was a teenager working at a Boy Scout Camp.

I had an 86 Bronco "winter beater" a few years back with the high-beam still mounted on the floor too. Being in my early 30's gotta say that was a trip, first for me, gotta admit it took me a while to figure that one out. Totally remember crank windows though, I've never had a vehicle with them, but I remember my parents/grandparents having them when I was young. Never heard of foot pump for washer fluid though.

My 2007 F-350 has window cranks. Now if you go way back my 55 Dodge truck No A/C, and no power anything. The 55 did have a tube AM radio. 273 V-8 with 3 in the tree. The fan belt turned the water pump and 6 volt generator. The wippers were vacuum so the faster you drove the slower they went. The back bumper was a section of railroad track.

Dang, Hate that we Hijacked this a bit, BUT!

1964 Econoline Van, no windows except rear doors. Old Bell Van.
144 ci straight six with three on the tree! It was my ski wagon, until one day coming home from skiing, pedal to the metal doing about 55 mph, up a slight grade, had a loaded log truck pull out from a side road behind just as I passed, within two miles, he went past me like I was standing still!!

That Van got a transplant 302 ci V8 and a C4 auto, never had that problem again.

[EcoBullet]

BenK wrote:


Anyone remember the time there were no seat belts?

Sure! And not only do I remember the dimmer switch on the floor (far left), but the starter was also on the floor, near the accelerator on Dad's '49 Chevy. Only had one tail-light too. I think we might have been over the yellow-sticker payload in this pic. I'm the handsome fellow in the plaid shirt on the far right.

[BenK]

Marty and my Uncle Bill are the only two I know who bought/own base models
(edit)...add thunder to that list... :B

Uncle Bill owned a custom stainless kitchen sheetmetal shop and all of his trucks
were base models.

Back then, the bed could be ordered with wood flooring. After a few years of nailing
stuff down...those wood planks were no longer able to hold nails. One of my
jobs was to replace those planks

Now that the windshield washer foot pump was mentioned...I do remember them, but
forgot all about them

Even remember bare/painted sheetmetal dash boards. Padded came in a bit before
I started driving

Anyone remember the time there were no seat belts?

[blt2ski]

Thunderbolt wrote:
I did weigh it. It is an extended cab,short box 4x4 with 6.0 liter gas engine and it was just under 5,800 without me in it. Of course the truck was empty. The diesel trucks of that year were around 7,000.

BenK wrote:

Thunderbolt wrote:
snip....
My 2003 silverado 2500HD, LS trim with gas engine has 2,732 lbs of payload and 9,200 GVWR. That includes a 150 lb person in each seat and full tank of fuel.My truck weighs 5,800 and I weigh 220 so technically I have 3,330 lbs of payload. I have had over 3,000 pounds in it and I assure you I wouldn't be comfortable with that weight on a regular basis. 2,000- 2,500 lbs would be more realistic.

Go out and actually weigh it...guessing you'll be surprised that it
will weigh closer to +7K lbs than 5,800. Betcha a Costo Dog Lunch... :B


Then everything else that is based on that 'curb' weight will be reduced...

My 88 ext cab with a BB and std 8' bed was a shade under 6000 lbs. The 96 CC diesel was 6600 or there abouts.......some rigs weigh more, some a bit less, depends upon options.....then again, My 2000 reg cab C2500 with TWO chargable options, ie auto trans, factory hitch, or and trim rings, is 4800 lbs!

Marty

[Thunderbolt]

I did weigh it. It is an extended cab,short box 4x4 with 6.0 liter gas engine and it was just under 5,800 without me in it. Of course the truck was empty. The diesel trucks of that year were around 7,000.

BenK wrote:

Thunderbolt wrote:
snip....
My 2003 silverado 2500HD, LS trim with gas engine has 2,732 lbs of payload and 9,200 GVWR. That includes a 150 lb person in each seat and full tank of fuel.My truck weighs 5,800 and I weigh 220 so technically I have 3,330 lbs of payload. I have had over 3,000 pounds in it and I assure you I wouldn't be comfortable with that weight on a regular basis. 2,000- 2,500 lbs would be more realistic.

Go out and actually weigh it...guessing you'll be surprised that it
will weigh closer to +7K lbs than 5,800. Betcha a Costo Dog Lunch... :B


Then everything else that is based on that 'curb' weight will be reduced...