Heavy Duty / Super Duty Truck as Daily Driver
Soooo I find myself needing a new vehicle unexpectedly. I want to be able to tow the current TT which is about 22' and has a dry weight of 3300 lbs as well as the next larger TT I'm likely to get. I...
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TomG2 wrote:
I wondered where the axle weight guys were. By that logic, you could sling a dually rear axle under a Ranger and say that it was good to go with a two thousand pound tongue weight? You can pretend that the only thing that matters is axle ratings, but you might also want to look at frames, brakes, engine, suspension, and tires to name a few things that make up a total vehicle. Or not, if you don't want to.
Huge exaggeration......just use what ever RAWR the truck makers gives us.
A trucks axle, brakes,suspension and tires come under the trucks GAWRs.
Like Ford tell us.......Front and rear GAWRs will, in all cases, sum to a number equal to or greater than the GVWR for the particular vehicle.
The engine more so under a GCWR number ie; tow rating.
GVWR or the yellow payload sticker or a GVWR based payload figure doesn't determine how much load a truck can safely/legally carry in the bed.
It odd how a Heavy Duty / Super Duty Truck as Daily Driver tread turns into a rv weight cop thread.
