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10-13-2017, 04:29 PM
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Carrying capacity
It seems to me that the load capacity of trucks has been falling for some time. My 2004 Chevy 2500hd 4wd extended cab long bed has a total capacity of 2818 lbs. I am curious to know what the ratings of some other 3/4 ton trucks are?
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10-13-2017, 04:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by larrybessette
It seems to me that the load capacity of trucks has been falling for some time. My 2004 Chevy 2500hd 4wd extended cab long bed has a total capacity of 2818 lbs. I am curious to know what the ratings of some other 3/4 ton trucks are?
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Mine was 2286. Friend's F250 is 2112. Lots of variance. Those seem fairly representative numbers.
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10-13-2017, 04:59 PM
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The more fancy stuff you put in the truck, the more you loose!
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10-13-2017, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by A32Deuce
The more fancy stuff you put in the truck, the more you loose!
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This!
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4pt Equal-i-zer WDH and 1828lbs of payload capacity
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10-13-2017, 06:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A32Deuce
The more fancy stuff you put in the truck, the more you loose!
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Then there was the Chevy '1500' with something like 12K towing capacity. I've seen others claim the 1500, 2500, 3500, whatever, has become nothing more than a model number. Nothing to do with capacities. I think that's true.
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10-13-2017, 06:57 PM
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2016 Silverado 2500HD gasser:
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2009 Silverado 1500 Ext Cab, 5.3L, 4x4, 3.73
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10-13-2017, 07:26 PM
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Ok.it looks like the load capacity is all over the charts but you can still get close to 3000 lbs if you are careful. Good, I was thinking I was going to have to keep my 2004 forever. Hum mmm... I still might. Good truck.
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10-13-2017, 07:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by larrybessette
Ok.it looks like the load capacity is all over the charts but you can still get close to 3000 lbs if you are careful. Good, I was thinking I was going to have to keep my 2004 forever. Hum mmm... I still might. Good truck.
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Mine's a gasser, remember. Make it a diesel and you drop 600-700 lbs off the payload.
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1988 Coleman Sequoia - popup (1987-2009) - outlasted 3 Dodge Grand Caravans!
2012 Roo19 - hybrid (2012-2015)
2016 Mini Lite 2503S - tt (2015 - ???)
2011 Traverse LT, 3.6L, FWD
2009 Silverado 1500 Ext Cab, 5.3L, 4x4, 3.73
2016 Silverado 2500HD Dbl Cab, 6.0L 4x4, 4.10
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10-13-2017, 09:06 PM
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Mine is a big block gasser. It weighs 15 lbs less than the diesel so that's not the only thing happening. I guess the next truck will be a 3500. 5er pin weights keep going up. My friends new 5er, a Forest River Silverback 29RE is 2 feet longer than my Flagstaff but has a gross weight of 14,500+-and a pin weight of 1,903 vs 9, 988 and 1, 300 for my flagstaff. I know these are all MFG numbers so don't flame me but the trend seems to be heavier pin weights which puts a lot of 2500s overweight.
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