valhalla360 wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
^It might be ok if you were actually right about what you’re talking about, but alas, you’re not. So in this case, it would be better to not say anything at all.
Please share your knowledge with the group.
10,000lb GVWR
7,400lb curb weight
So how do those two numbers limit the payload to 1,600lb?
I'll wait for you to do the math for us.
It's very simple. Actual scale tickets do not correspond with the weights on the resource you provided. A highly optioned MegaCab scaling 8300lbs isn't unheard of.
Here is FCA's official weight for a 2021 2500 4x4 MegaCab in *Big Horn* trim, which is a pretty low trim level. If OP has a Laramie, Longhorn, or Limitied, another few hundred pounds is easy to account for. 7954.57lbs. I pulled the numbers for 2016 as well, but they don't say what trims they're for. They publish a figure of 7,971 for 2016 in an unknown but likely base (Tradesman) trim.
Further, if you look at the chart, you can see that payload is an approximation (rounded to the nearest ten pounds) of GVWR - Total Base Weight.
10000 GVWR - 7950 Total Base Weight = 2050 Payload
My Longhorn DRW scaled over 8600lbs the day I brought it home. Payload is, not coincidentally, 5400lbs and GVWR is 14000lbs.
I have no idea who RoadSumo.com is, or where they got those numbers, but they're way off. The chart I provided is an excerpt from a document provided from FCA themselves, an actual authority on the subject. I don't understand why you would trust a third party resource like that when the data is provided by the manufacturer, unless you are attempting to cherry pick pieces to support your argument.
