F350 payload dispute
New F350 SRW that I'm considering says 3326 lbs on the payload sticker with a 11500 GVWR. I asked for this info before the dealer had it brought in from another dealer. Salesperson and fleet manager s...
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blt2ski wrote:
Most of these folks will be screwed BIG time if motor homes etc start getting the real weight laws enforced on them!
For us with pickups and trailers, it could hit.those pulling really heavy.Like cummins12v, 99.9% of posters on here are way.under legal weights.
Marty
It was amazing to see the spread when talking to people. Some had no idea of their setups weighed and were not concerned about it since they were able to handle the motor home without problems. Some were actually afraid of pulling into a weigh station when someone was there because they did not want to deal with the consequences. Others knew their weights and adjusted what they carried or changed out to wider tires.
I cannot find the information now but there was a manufacturer that had to retrofit tag axles at great expense into their coaches due to being overweight.
I remember a few toyhaulers had to go to triple axles in later models due to their actual GVW, but I'm not sure if they were at the tire patch limits or just axle capacity.
