Factory Payload Selector vs Real capacity
Much is said about payloads and it's clear to me that many tow overloaded. Most, if not all, trucks of newer models, will show the maximum payload on the drivers door post for that truck. When decidin...
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Marketing works extremely well on the general buying public...as they are NOT
well educated on the ratings system (some call it a game )
Like so many come here saying XYA has more payload/cargo/etc than 123 badged...
Well maybe so, but I'm of the opinion that XYA managed to strip more off of theirs
than the other guys and STILL have a DOT approved vehicle
Also, betcha before the standardization of the preverbal 150 lb driver, that
some/most used the smallest licensed driver they could...and betcha that person
was a 16 year old weighing in at around 75 lbs... :)
Like 'Silverado' was an option package until marketing found most of their buyers
were asking for the 'Silverado' that they see all around...my 1980 is a C10,
'Big Ten' (HD version back then) with the 'Silverado' option package. Refer to
it as a C10 and no one knows what the heck it is. Ditto Big Ten....but refer to
it as the HD half ton or Silverado and everyone knows it as a GM/Chevy pickup
Tow ratings is a mystery to everyone and betcha even most on their design teams
Like folks really believe theirs can ditto tow the Shuttle... :S
well educated on the ratings system (some call it a game )
Like so many come here saying XYA has more payload/cargo/etc than 123 badged...
Well maybe so, but I'm of the opinion that XYA managed to strip more off of theirs
than the other guys and STILL have a DOT approved vehicle
Also, betcha before the standardization of the preverbal 150 lb driver, that
some/most used the smallest licensed driver they could...and betcha that person
was a 16 year old weighing in at around 75 lbs... :)
Like 'Silverado' was an option package until marketing found most of their buyers
were asking for the 'Silverado' that they see all around...my 1980 is a C10,
'Big Ten' (HD version back then) with the 'Silverado' option package. Refer to
it as a C10 and no one knows what the heck it is. Ditto Big Ten....but refer to
it as the HD half ton or Silverado and everyone knows it as a GM/Chevy pickup
Tow ratings is a mystery to everyone and betcha even most on their design teams
Like folks really believe theirs can ditto tow the Shuttle... :S
