I have to clear something up here...
A lot of you guys think that the towing capacity is separate from the
payload capacity. Example: the payload is 1000 lbs and i can tow 5000 lbs,
that means it can haul a total of 6000lbs.
This is wrong, if you put 1000 lbs in your bed, you have to subtract that
from what you can tow. So, you can have 1000 lbs in the bed, and then tow
another 4000 lbs.
Of course, you have to subtract the weight of the occupants inside, and
luggage etc. as well.
The Adam Blaster
Two words, figure it out.....
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>Ok, I gotta weigh in on this one.. literally :-) The Dakota is far
>superior in it's payload capacity compared to any compact out there. I
>regulary get a cubic yard of mulch in my truck, which can weigh between
>500lbs and 1000lbs (note: driving a '97 CC SLT 5.2L which I'm pretty sure
>is rated at 2,100).. Now, I see Ranger, S-10's and toys with the same
>weight as I do (all carrying mulch), and they're all down on their axles...
> My Dakota.. well, if it dropped any, it wasn't noticable.. maybe 1/2"..
> Now, also looking at that rating of 2,100lbs (if you have that option),
>it meets or surpasses most FULL SIZE trucks in terms of payload.. Due to
>the Dakotas lower GVWC?, we cannot tow as much as a full-size.. Think
>mine is rated right under 6000lbs, plus 2000lb in bed, so I can essentially
>tow 8000lbs (6000lb towing, 2000 in bed).. but, I think towing up to
>10,000 on the hitch is out of the question.. most full-size pickups cannot
>do that, not rated for it anyway.. Pro!
>bably Ram3500 and such is, but Ram 1500 is probably not rated any higher
>than 8000lb I would think, if that... Also, the Dakota is a lighter
>truck, which means your total load including truck is already lighter than,
>say, a Ram 1500, yet running the same engine.. The Dakota is a true
>"mid-size" truck.. it's got the style of a compact truck, yet the
>capabilities of a full-size.. granted, sometimes the load is heavy enough
>in the trailer that it drops my hitch close to the ground, but that's
>because the Dakota is a low-sitting truck (2wd). Also, where else can you
>find a truck that can tow a 2,000lb trailer and still smoke the rest of the
>traffic :-)
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