Tow Capacity Comparisons For 2015 Trucks

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Half-ton Truck Realistic Towing Capacity
Three-quarter Ton Truck Realistic Towing Capacity
One Ton Truck Realistic Towing Capacity

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Thanks for posting the links, but I'm not surprised. Hope it helps a few buyers fretting over capacity.

Like many folks that have used it ....its entertaining.

I see I'm WELL under my trucks weight ratings with a lot more I could add if I wanted to:)

So I read it on the internet so it has to be accurate.:R

DW-gray wrote:
Here are three links to some truck brand comparisons for half-ton, three-quarter and one ton trucks with some jaw dropping surprises.

Half-ton Truck Realistic Towing Capacity

Three-quarter Ton Truck Realistic Towing Capacity

One Ton Truck Realistic Towing Capacity

Finally, an organization that recognises that Payload capacity is just as important as Max Tow Rating!!
In fact it becomes the limiting factor for 1/2 tons, 3/4 tons and even some 1-tons.

DW-gray wrote:
Here are three links to some truck brand comparisons for half-ton, three-quarter and one ton trucks with some jaw dropping surprises.

Half-ton Truck Realistic Towing Capacity

Three-quarter Ton Truck Realistic Towing Capacity

One Ton Truck Realistic Towing Capacity


Sorry about that. Links fixed.

IMO fairly useless since almost nobody buys such a base model truck with those unrealistic high payloads.

Larry

RV Tow Check is way off target. Numerous people have towed 13,500 5th wheel trailers with 3/4 ton trucks powered by diesel engines.

What RV Tow Check ignores, which is pretty dumb, is the engine and gears provided. GM specifies a 25% higher towing capacity for its gas powered trucks with 4.10 gears over 3.73 gears and the difference is several thousand pounds. Same is true with Ford where the F-450 pickup gains in towing capacity in large part due to this model having 4.30 gears instead of 3.73 as with the F-350 pickup.

Why is that people put blind trust in a website run by unknown individuals with unknown backgrounds and knowledge. I put my trust in the engineers at Ram, Ford, and GM, as these people are professionals making calculations based on in-house data and testing and not off the top of their heads.

wintersun wrote:
Why is that people put blind trust in a website run by unknown individuals with unknown backgrounds and knowledge. I put my trust in the engineers at Ram, Ford, and GM, as these people are professionals making calculations based on in-house data and testing and not off the top of their heads.

And those same Engineers produce values for GAWR, FAWR and GVWR, which translate into available payload ratings.
What RV Tow Check did was use ALL the numbers to come up with REAL Maximums for different trailer configurations.
You have ignored the Payload limitations, which were responsible for the low numbers in most cases.
Axle ratios have no effect on THAT number.

As for 3/4 ton diesels pulling 13,500# fivers - tell me how they stay within limits (including GVWR) when their payload rating may be no more than 2000#?