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I have another thread going talking about the door pillar sticker on a 2015 GMC 3500 hd dually I went and looked at. Door pillar sticker says cargo and passengers shouldn't go over 4887 pounds. I dr...
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wnjj wrote:GeoBoy wrote:wnjj wrote:GeoBoy wrote:
When a manufacturer states the maximum payload it doesn’t take into consideration that the load is going to be 12’ to 13’ tall. On my truck the maximum payload is 5,813 lbs., but the maximum truck camper payload is listed at 4,913 lbs..
That difference is usually due to the camper rating assuming 150lbs in each seating position where payload does not. Does your truck have 6 seats?
Payload is payload! It doesn’t care if there are people or not, it is the total sum of whatever is in or on the truck.
Yes, but the "camper payload" is listed with the assumption of all seats occupied. It's effectively the "leftover" payload. The "max payload" is everything that goes into the truck, including people. There's a reason they are 900 lbs apart, and it has nothing to do with accounting for tall loads.
I'm pretty sure kaydeejay worked in the industry: http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28410883/gotomsg/28411123.cfm#28411123
Wow! The reasoning that go into how one can justify overloading their vehicle.
