Towing capacity vs max cargo weight rating
Hello all! Can someone clarify something for me? If a truck's max gooseneck trailer loaded weight is 15,100 lbs (as per manufacturer towing guide - it is a Ford) - how can the max cargo weight rati...
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While I think even the OP is after just the diatribe of the conversation now, and is or has not actually looked into it further than just this thread he created, I can understand how the concept of mfgs load rating vs real world capability is lost on many.
Not everyone spends their lives around trucks and using them in multitude of applications. Not everyone actually "cares' about the numbers within the numbers.
So with those things, it's hard to get past what the "authority" on the subject, the mfg, says, might not be true. Understandably.
For this, I offer, take your tape measure and brain down to the ole car dealer some night or a Sunday, when the salesmen won't bombard you. Look at a 1 ton, look at a 3/4 ton. Frame, brakes, wheels, tires, axles, etc and you'll see that a very similarly designed vehicle, sometimes virtually identical, somehow has a significantly different payload rating.
Then process that info.
Does the mfg use cheaper steel in the 3/4 tons even though the dimensions are the same? Nope not likely.
Does the mfg use a brake system with less "pressure" on a 3/4 ton, even thought hey look the same? Nope again.
Does the mfg make the same looking 8 lug wheels thinner if they're on a 3/4 ton? Again, let common sense prevail.
Are the rear springs different? Ding ding sing, we have a winner!
THAT is the difference. Springs and sticker. End of story, literally.
(Caveat, some other nuances may be present depending on brand, but you'll get the jist of it.)
Not everyone spends their lives around trucks and using them in multitude of applications. Not everyone actually "cares' about the numbers within the numbers.
So with those things, it's hard to get past what the "authority" on the subject, the mfg, says, might not be true. Understandably.
For this, I offer, take your tape measure and brain down to the ole car dealer some night or a Sunday, when the salesmen won't bombard you. Look at a 1 ton, look at a 3/4 ton. Frame, brakes, wheels, tires, axles, etc and you'll see that a very similarly designed vehicle, sometimes virtually identical, somehow has a significantly different payload rating.
Then process that info.
Does the mfg use cheaper steel in the 3/4 tons even though the dimensions are the same? Nope not likely.
Does the mfg use a brake system with less "pressure" on a 3/4 ton, even thought hey look the same? Nope again.
Does the mfg make the same looking 8 lug wheels thinner if they're on a 3/4 ton? Again, let common sense prevail.
Are the rear springs different? Ding ding sing, we have a winner!
THAT is the difference. Springs and sticker. End of story, literally.
(Caveat, some other nuances may be present depending on brand, but you'll get the jist of it.)
