Heavy Duty payloads
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Heavy Duty payloads
My uncles been in the market for a heady duty truck, hes still debating over a F-250, Ram 2500, or GMC 2500 HD. Ive been giving him a hand in shopping for a truck.
What hes most interested in is payload and creature comforts for his kids, Ive been having a hard time finding the payload capacities for each of the trucks. Either they dont make sense or they seem way off the scale. Anybody out there have numbers for the payload for each of these trucks?
The specs of the truck are:
-Heavy duty (F-250, Ram 2500, Gmc 2500 HD)
-4 doors
-4x4
-Shortbed
any help with those numbers would be great!
(in the meantime Ill try to convince him an F-250's the way to go!
)
What hes most interested in is payload and creature comforts for his kids, Ive been having a hard time finding the payload capacities for each of the trucks. Either they dont make sense or they seem way off the scale. Anybody out there have numbers for the payload for each of these trucks?
The specs of the truck are:
-Heavy duty (F-250, Ram 2500, Gmc 2500 HD)
-4 doors
-4x4
-Shortbed
any help with those numbers would be great!
(in the meantime Ill try to convince him an F-250's the way to go!
)
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Originally Posted by Jimmy Dean
BTW, the new 250s come out later this year....with alot higher of a payload if he wants the diesel.
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Originally Posted by 92f150I6
Actually the diesels offer more towing capacity, not payload. With the additional weight of the diesel powered trucks, the gas versions can legally haul more on the truck chassis.
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He's talking what he can legally tow vs. What he can actually tow.
I know the 3/4 Chevy/GM has some of the better creature comforts, rides a little nicer, and in the 3/4 has the highest payload capacity 9200 GVWR. However, the new 2005 SD looks very promising if he can hang out for awhile.
http://www.pickuptruck.com/
I know the 3/4 Chevy/GM has some of the better creature comforts, rides a little nicer, and in the 3/4 has the highest payload capacity 9200 GVWR. However, the new 2005 SD looks very promising if he can hang out for awhile.
http://www.pickuptruck.com/
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Originally Posted by johnsdiesel
I think you contradict yourself??? Although the diesel will tow better than the V10 technically it can tow less. Since it weighs more it takes up more of both the GVWR and GCWR. Same thing with the dually. Since it weighs more it technically can tow less than the F250 since both have a GCWR of 20K even though the payload is much higher. I think Ford is making the dually GCWR higher than the SRW in the 2005 models though.
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I'm not doubting that in reality the DRW can tow more and do it safer, but all F250/350 trucks with the V10 and PSD, at least until the 2005 model year, have the same GCWR. Also, since the diesel weighs more, technically a V10 F350 dually can tow more than the PSD. The problem is that there are several numbers you have to observe, not just one of them. Anything that adds weight to the truck will decrease the maximum towing capacity, such as a CC, dually, or PSD.
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From: Denton,TX
Originally Posted by ItsReallyDarren
The biggest concern is for payload capacity, theres not much needed for towing.
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In my opinion, until they get the diesel mess straightened out, I'd get the '05 with the V-10, (355hp/455tq.), the payload can go up to 5800lbs., the towing can go to 17,000 lbs. gooseneck & 15,000lbs. conventional.
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Originally Posted by MW95F250
In my opinion, until they get the diesel mess straightened out, I'd get the '05 with the V-10, (355hp/455tq.), the payload can go up to 5800lbs., the towing can go to 17,000 lbs. gooseneck & 15,000lbs. conventional.
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From: nebraska
I d wait and go for the 2005. Crewcab Fords are second to nobody. The room in those things is unbelievable. More than anybody elses crewcab if thats important too you. To me it is. Just my opinion
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Originally Posted by bigdieseldav
455 tq is about 115 ft/lbs less than the 05 diesel, a pretty substantial difference not to mention the V10 based on posts on this site will only get avg. 12-14 mpg empty and much worse towing. Theres nothing wrong with a gasser in a 3/4 or 1 ton truck, but not if you are going to be putting any weight in it or behind it. Plus in my area 2.00/gallon unleaded vs. 1.72 diesel. I wish everything was a diesel. I would suggest any 3/4 or 1 ton be equipped with a diesel, if you aren't going to tow much or are going to tow light, get a 1/2 ton truck anyway, unless of course you are hypnotized into buying a superduty becaues they look sharp!!! (it happens)....
I can do just as much with a gas engine as I can with a diesel. It's in the transmission & gearing. They didn't put those 370's & 429's in the last generation F-600's and F-700's for nothing.
