This is why I want to see my dream package.Here is my payload sticker. Description of the truck is in my signature.View attachment 263
I think at some level we would like to be able to LEGALLY operate our vehicles on the road. Yeah, I've put more than is on my door sticker in the bed of my 1/2-ton truck and lived to tell the tale... but at the end of the day, if I'm going to be towing big and heavy for long distances of highway, I want to be legal.Why is everyone so bummed about their arbitrary door sticker?
The capability has always been (and always will) be based on the RAWR and FAWR. As that is how your axle, suspension, brakes , tires and wheels are set up to handle.
10k is simply a DOT registration number (Payload sticker), not the capability of the truck.
Why is everyone so bummed about their arbitrary door sticker?
The capability has always been (and always will) be based on the RAWR and FAWR. As that is how your axle, suspension, brakes , tires and wheels are set up to handle.
10k is simply a DOT registration number (Payload sticker), not the capability of the truck.
Why is everyone so bummed about their arbitrary door sticker?
The capability has always been (and always will) be based on the RAWR and FAWR. As that is how your axle, suspension, brakes , tires and wheels are set up to handle.
10k is simply a DOT registration number (Payload sticker), not the capability of the truck.
The GVW rating is certainly not arbitrary (random, chosen on a whim). It is a number set for class two trucks by the federal government. The manufacturers decide whether they want to build to the requirements for the class and if they do the truck is rated accordingly. I don’t see why people have any issues with it as everyone who does their research knows the 2500 with a Diesel engine will have low capabilities due to their curb weight. I myself would not buy a 2500 unless I were getting one with a gasoline engine. Since I want the Diesel engine to pull my camper, I have a 3500 truck which is limited to 14k pounds instead of 10k pounds. I would ask why the manufacturers even build 2500s with Diesel engines but I am sure the reason is - People will buy them, it is not the manufacturers concern what people due with them. That is until you need warranty work.Why is everyone so bummed about their arbitrary door sticker?
The capability has always been (and always will) be based on the RAWR and FAWR. As that is how your axle, suspension, brakes , tires and wheels are set up to handle.
10k is simply a DOT registration number (Payload sticker), not the capability of the truck.
That is what I get for typing before I have my coffee. I meant to say class three truck insted of class two which is rated to 10k pounds. My truck is actually rated to 12,300. The payload rating is 3719 pounds. If I ordered a truck similarly equipped but class two the payload would be somewhere around 1400 pounds as the truck weighs over 8600 pounds.14K with a SRW?
Can you please explain why you think the sticker is 'arbitrary'?
And now I am more confused as to what the arbitrary thought is.
A Ram 2500 and 3500 are very different components in the suspension...the dually obviously being more. A 3500 to 4500 is even more different component wise.
And yes all the trucks have similar GVWR, because they share components...2500 to 2500. 3500 to 3500. And then each individual truck has a completely different payload capacity due to cabs, beds, options etc.
Yes. There is capacity left in the truck. But. That 10000 GVWR isn't arbitrary. For the truck to perform safely under various driving scenarios this is what is decided.
I can get a Dakota to pull what my 2500 does...but it sure isnt safe and definitely would not be legal.
And a person who has a truck and lives near sea level in the flat...they could easily overload the truck...but someone who lives at altitude towing up and down grades, will probably have to be close to capacity, or even under.
As with everything YMMV, and only you can decide what is safe and comfortable for your decision.
Good times for payload and capacity...some semi trucks a decade or so ago couldn't do what these RAM trucks are doing today.
3500 Longhorn MegaCab. Sunroof, Diesel, 66RFE, SRW pretty much all options other than the air suspension. Sticker is accurate according to my trip to the CAT scales.
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