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08-08-2017, 04:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandi587
I'd like to see the 3/4 ton can tow that, legally.
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Ask, and you shall receive!
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08-08-2017, 04:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MattE303
looks like they pulled the post, must have gotten a wee bit of critical feedback
darn, I'd like to have seen it, anybody grab a screenshot?
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https://flic.kr/p/WgtXRs
Here's one shot of it.
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08-08-2017, 04:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MattE303
looks like they pulled the post, must have gotten a wee bit of critical feedback
darn, I'd like to have seen it, anybody grab a screenshot?
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https://flic.kr/p/WgtXRs
Second shot.
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08-08-2017, 05:19 PM
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I can tow that with a '90 S-10, no problem! One ton my azz....
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08-08-2017, 05:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom N OH
I can tow that with a '90 S-10, no problem! One ton my azz....
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You must have airbags
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08-08-2017, 06:02 PM
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Just for grins, here is SpaceCraft's web site. They have a 20 minute video giving a tour of a 57 foot custom 5th wheel. I can't imagine what it costs!
http://spacecraftmfg.com/
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08-08-2017, 06:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ShacterShack
Just for grins, here is SpaceCraft's web site. They have a 20 minute video giving a tour of a 57 foot custom 5th wheel. I can't imagine what it costs!
http://spacecraftmfg.com/
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They look pretty heavy too... triple 18K axles, solid wood cabinetry, Corian counters
Definitely 1/2 ton tow-able
Someone buy one and give us the full report
-Brian
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08-08-2017, 06:48 PM
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SpaceCraft was the "inside back cover ad" in the old "Trailer Life Magazine" nearly every month during the mid 70's. Seems the "cab-over fifth wheel" was their "star ship" during those years. We looked at them when we lived in Denver, but having a 3/4 ton Dodge pickup and a 20' Jayco travel trailer was all we could afford at the time. Besides, trying to tow something that big for 2 people and a miniature Dachshund, well, it didn't make sense.....
My guess is that the 55' fifth wheel in the original post pictures is a "custom build trailer" probably for a carnival/travelling circus family. I'd guess it was towed by something much larger than a 3/4 ton truck, probably more like a medium duty Freightliner, Kenworth or ???
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08-08-2017, 07:49 PM
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At the RV park where we stayed on our first stop in Montana, this rig pulled in the next day. Yes, that is a smart car on the TV.
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08-09-2017, 08:05 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bolo4u
At the RV park where we stayed on our first stop in Montana, this rig pulled in the next day. Yes, that is a smart car on the TV.
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Now that's legit, where do I get that setup.
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08-09-2017, 03:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Javi
As a note.. my F350 Dually has a payload of 6062... just saying...
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My 02 has the white "MFG By Ford Motor Co" sticker, but is too old to have the yellow one like that with the payload (when did those start, 06?). Where is that sticker normally located on Super Duty's? I'd like to look at the numbers next time I check out trucks at the dealer.
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08-09-2017, 03:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MattE303
My 02 has the white "MFG By Ford Motor Co" sticker, but is too old to have the yellow one like that with the payload (when did those start, 06?). Where is that sticker normally located on Super Duty's? I'd like to look at the numbers next time I check out trucks at the dealer.
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Mine is located on the center post..
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08-09-2017, 03:54 PM
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On Fords, open the driver's door and it's on the right body door pillar about mid point.
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08-09-2017, 04:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MattE303
My 02 has the white "MFG By Ford Motor Co" sticker, but is too old to have the yellow one like that with the payload (when did those start, 06?). Where is that sticker normally located on Super Duty's? I'd like to look at the numbers next time I check out trucks at the dealer.
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No need for a sticker. Just weigh your truck and subtract that from your GVWR. That is what payload is.
The sticker becomes irrelevant the second you drive your truck home; it is merely an "idea" of what your payload is.
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08-09-2017, 05:22 PM
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Naw, we don't need no stinkin' stickers......uh, you spoke about the GVWR. I'm kind of wondering why you don't just make up your own. After all, you just made up your own payload.
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08-09-2017, 05:52 PM
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Gone Traveling
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55 ft 5er......3/4 towable?
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Originally Posted by notanlines
Naw, we don't need no stinkin' stickers......uh, you spoke about the GVWR. I'm kind of wondering why you don't just make up your own. After all, you just made up your own payload.
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Huh? That is what payload is: GVWR minus actual truck weight.
Since your truck changes weight all of the time, payload is a moving target. That is why the sticker isn't very accurate.
Are you disagreeing with that?
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08-10-2017, 01:36 AM
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"The sticker becomes irrelevant the second you drive your truck home" That's the part I guess I just didn't understand.
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08-10-2017, 02:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by notanlines
"The sticker becomes irrelevant the second you drive your truck home" That's the part I guess I just didn't understand.
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The reason the payload is constantly changing is that everything you put on or in the truck decreases the available payload.... put enough stuff on or in and payload will be "0"... Payload is the registered GVWR less ACTUAL weight...
Add a hitch and it decreases the payload, add a passenger, it decreases the payload, kick the passenger to the curb, the payload goes back up...
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08-10-2017, 02:46 AM
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Unless you add air-bags, then you can double your payload.
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08-10-2017, 04:42 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Outback 325BH
No need for a sticker. Just weigh your truck and subtract that from your GVWR. That is what payload is.
The sticker becomes irrelevant the second you drive your truck home; it is merely an "idea" of what your payload is.
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I have weighed my own truck and I know exactly what my "legal" payload is, but as I made very clear in my post, I'm interested in the payload sticker because I want to look at new trucks, and it would be nice to have some idea where they are on payload for comparison purposes... or do you bring your own scales with you and weigh them at the dealership?
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