"Payload" Featherweights
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Wow - what a nice setup! - So organized and clean.
It's good to hear that you put thought into the weight balance of your cargo.
I pull an 18' landscape trailer daily with 2 different machine setups - one a 1200# zero-turn mower and power tools - then a 4500# diesel tractor.
I've taken a lot of time to get each configuration's load balance as good as I can get it. It's tough sometimes with the bigger tractor as I can fill the 18' space easily without much room to move the machine forward or back.
I don't have any way to weigh my hitch, so I take measurements of my rear bumper to ground, and try to adjust my load so I get about a 2" drop in the bumper.
Might not be the best for hitch weight accuracy, but at least I try!
It's good to hear that you put thought into the weight balance of your cargo.
I pull an 18' landscape trailer daily with 2 different machine setups - one a 1200# zero-turn mower and power tools - then a 4500# diesel tractor.
I've taken a lot of time to get each configuration's load balance as good as I can get it. It's tough sometimes with the bigger tractor as I can fill the 18' space easily without much room to move the machine forward or back.
I don't have any way to weigh my hitch, so I take measurements of my rear bumper to ground, and try to adjust my load so I get about a 2" drop in the bumper.
Might not be the best for hitch weight accuracy, but at least I try!
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Wow - what a nice setup! - So organized and clean.
It's good to hear that you put thought into the weight balance of your cargo.
I pull an 18' landscape trailer daily with 2 different machine setups - one a 1200# zero-turn mower and power tools - then a 4500# diesel tractor.
I've taken a lot of time to get each configuration's load balance as good as I can get it. It's tough sometimes with the bigger tractor as I can fill the 18' space easily without much room to move the machine forward or back.
I don't have any way to weigh my hitch, so I take measurements of my rear bumper to ground, and try to adjust my load so I get about a 2" drop in the bumper.
Might not be the best for hitch weight accuracy, but at least I try!
It's good to hear that you put thought into the weight balance of your cargo.
I pull an 18' landscape trailer daily with 2 different machine setups - one a 1200# zero-turn mower and power tools - then a 4500# diesel tractor.
I've taken a lot of time to get each configuration's load balance as good as I can get it. It's tough sometimes with the bigger tractor as I can fill the 18' space easily without much room to move the machine forward or back.
I don't have any way to weigh my hitch, so I take measurements of my rear bumper to ground, and try to adjust my load so I get about a 2" drop in the bumper.
Might not be the best for hitch weight accuracy, but at least I try!
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That is one slick setup Barritia!
As far as payload limits, there have been a lot of comments about folks believing they just know what their truck can and cannot do safely without regard to stickers based on experience. In the long run, I agree. I've had a few trucks throughout the years and with all previous, I never payed attention to weight specifications. I don't think I really pushed any too hard on a regular occasion but with a little experience, I think its possible to get a feel for what one's truck can and cannot do.
Unfortunately what potentially throws a whole wrench in it is when something bad does happen. Liability may be a different story if a driver has ignored the sticker-ed and published specifications of their vehicle no matter what the actual capability is.
Bureaucracy is what happens when folks cant be depended on using common sense then the rest of us suffer.
As far as payload limits, there have been a lot of comments about folks believing they just know what their truck can and cannot do safely without regard to stickers based on experience. In the long run, I agree. I've had a few trucks throughout the years and with all previous, I never payed attention to weight specifications. I don't think I really pushed any too hard on a regular occasion but with a little experience, I think its possible to get a feel for what one's truck can and cannot do.
Unfortunately what potentially throws a whole wrench in it is when something bad does happen. Liability may be a different story if a driver has ignored the sticker-ed and published specifications of their vehicle no matter what the actual capability is.
Bureaucracy is what happens when folks cant be depended on using common sense then the rest of us suffer.
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From: Home of Crown Royal
That is one slick setup Barritia!
As far as payload limits, there have been a lot of comments about folks believing they just know what their truck can and cannot do safely without regard to stickers based on experience. In the long run, I agree. I've had a few trucks throughout the years and with all previous, I never payed attention to weight specifications. I don't think I really pushed any too hard on a regular occasion but with a little experience, I think its possible to get a feel for what one's truck can and cannot do.
Unfortunately what potentially throws a whole wrench in it is when something bad does happen. Liability may be a different story if a driver has ignored the sticker-ed and published specifications of their vehicle no matter what the actual capability is.
Bureaucracy is what happens when folks cant be depended on using common sense then the rest of us suffer.
As far as payload limits, there have been a lot of comments about folks believing they just know what their truck can and cannot do safely without regard to stickers based on experience. In the long run, I agree. I've had a few trucks throughout the years and with all previous, I never payed attention to weight specifications. I don't think I really pushed any too hard on a regular occasion but with a little experience, I think its possible to get a feel for what one's truck can and cannot do.
Unfortunately what potentially throws a whole wrench in it is when something bad does happen. Liability may be a different story if a driver has ignored the sticker-ed and published specifications of their vehicle no matter what the actual capability is.
Bureaucracy is what happens when folks cant be depended on using common sense then the rest of us suffer.
Well said.
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That is one slick setup Barritia!
As far as payload limits, there have been a lot of comments about folks believing they just know what their truck can and cannot do safely without regard to stickers based on experience. In the long run, I agree. I've had a few trucks throughout the years and with all previous, I never payed attention to weight specifications. I don't think I really pushed any too hard on a regular occasion but with a little experience, I think its possible to get a feel for what one's truck can and cannot do.
Unfortunately what potentially throws a whole wrench in it is when something bad does happen. Liability may be a different story if a driver has ignored the sticker-ed and published specifications of their vehicle no matter what the actual capability is.
Bureaucracy is what happens when folks cant be depended on using common sense then the rest of us suffer.
As far as payload limits, there have been a lot of comments about folks believing they just know what their truck can and cannot do safely without regard to stickers based on experience. In the long run, I agree. I've had a few trucks throughout the years and with all previous, I never payed attention to weight specifications. I don't think I really pushed any too hard on a regular occasion but with a little experience, I think its possible to get a feel for what one's truck can and cannot do.
Unfortunately what potentially throws a whole wrench in it is when something bad does happen. Liability may be a different story if a driver has ignored the sticker-ed and published specifications of their vehicle no matter what the actual capability is.
Bureaucracy is what happens when folks cant be depended on using common sense then the rest of us suffer.
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From: Southern, CA
- good pic of a very BAD load
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JK, all in good sport...
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Once you get a fair amount of the mods or weight adders, added to the truck, check it at a scale. I just found out some sad news. My '04 FX4 (scab) with some stuff in the cab and a toolbox in the bed with some stuff, a full tank of fuel, and 2 people in it weights 6560. From my 7200 GVWR, leaves me with only 640lb of payload and no trailer. Time to go on a diet I guess, lol. I know I don't have an '09 but this idea applies to all.
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From: Lancaster, PA
I did; where do you think I got those numbers from? you're saying that the most any ram 1500 can pull is 6000 pounds. You're mistaken by 30%. There are f150s that are only rated to tow 5,000 pounds, but they're not the ones people mention.
The truck they had had 20" rims and a 3.55 gear ratio. It was the only truck in the test with 20"s. If it had the standard wheels, or at least the proper gear ratio for the 20"s, it would have been a whole different test. The truck they got was a poor configuration for towing. Heck, even that one was 800 lbs. above the 6000# you say is the maximum.
The HD engine cooling you're confused about is a v6 vs. v8 thing. The v8s have the HD cooling standard, the v6 has standard cooling standard. Basically, they have different radiators.
I'm honestly not here to troll; I don't buy into the whole numbers games thing. Just want the people who are to use the right numbers.
The HD engine cooling you're confused about is a v6 vs. v8 thing. The v8s have the HD cooling standard, the v6 has standard cooling standard. Basically, they have different radiators.
I'm honestly not here to troll; I don't buy into the whole numbers games thing. Just want the people who are to use the right numbers.