Ultimate payload monster?
What do you think is the top payload rating among new one-ton trucks? All the advertising goes toward horsepower/torque and towing capacity, but what configuration is king of payload?
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
GVWR is a JOKE!!! Someone please tell me how I can stay at or under 14k when my RAWR is 9,750# and my unloaded front axle weight is 5,250# when they add up to 15k. My solution is to have tonnage enough to cover my 6 tires load.
I ain't much smarter than a box of rocks, but I would guess there might be other components that limit GWR?
BTW, I don't think I have ever seen a weight tag where the total of axle weights is not greater than GVWR.
Grit dog wrote:CA Traveler wrote:
GVWR isn't just about dead weight. Consider suspension, brakes, stopping distant, stability when turning/swerving, weather, road conditions etc. Maybe other factors like mfg libiality etc.
Meh….
Easier to consider learning how to drive than worrying about all that fodder!
IMHO, when it comes to hauling or towing, knowing your actual weigh, how it compares to ratings of you vehicle, and how it can effect " stopping distant, stability when turning/swerving" is a pretty important part of "learning to drive", but you do you.
