GVWR
I Have a 2017 F250 GVWR 10,000 lbs, rear GAWR 6340, front GAWR 4400, E rated tires at 3640 lbs. I have added 8600 lb Timbrens, lower stable loads and a Hellwig bigwig sway bar. I weighed my truck full...
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Me Again wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
"This is how I come to my conclusion to not exceeding GVWR."
Since you have this GVWR figured out please explain how my RAM Dually has 6k for axle rating and 9,750# rear axle rating and has 14K GVWR. The fact that the RAWR for example is part of the SAE rating and I do run 9,750# rear but even if I only add the unloaded front axle weight of about 5,250# that puts me at 15K.
No one can explain this? I did not write the first sentence above.
Same here. Front axle weighs 5120 and RGAWR is 7,000. Load the rear axle fully, which I do at times, and I am at 12,120. GVWR is 11,700. Licensed to 12K in Washington State, so if I was going to do this often, I would pay few bucks more a year for 14K tonnage.
In your case you should pay for 16K tonnage.
Chris
That is simple -- GVWR is not solely the rating of the axles it also takes in the account the frame, brakes, stopping distance and the overall trucks capacity. You using only one part of the truck to justify your ratings. That like saying that my rims are rated to 10,000 pounds so the rest of the truck is also rated to 10,000. It's not just one part (axles) it is the sum of the parts that determine GVWR.
