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Possible but not likely. Newer vehicles seem to be traction limited (dry pavement), not brake limited. Among pickups, weight is the most... -
The D40 Frontier happens to have the same weight rating (#) in Oz as America... except that in Oz they use Kilograms. Yes the breaks are...
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Gravelette replied to the thread 2001 Dodge Dakota Superduty Chassis swap camping rig build.I'll bet you could build him a cool custom flat bed.
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Gravelette reacted to mattcrouch1502's post in the thread 2001 Dodge Dakota Superduty Chassis swap camping rig build with
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If you are a Dodge/Dakota purest this might not be the build for you, just a warning. Back story: June of 2014 my oldest son had saved... -
Gravelette replied to the thread eye opener about gvwr.I'm not confident enough in my own knowledge to say that GVWR are all bogus. I'm aware that similar vehicles are rated differently for...
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Gravelette reacted to SuperSingles's post in the thread Selling my 2022 Platinum FX4 F-450 with Like.
I towed with it. I have an XR22 Imperial Off-Road camper. I wanted to build something that could tow a gooseneck, recover a vehicle, go...
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Gravelette replied to the thread eye opener about gvwr.Ouch, your payload is only 1072#. That's consistent with your actual scale weight, you don't have much to work with. You might consider...
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Gravelette replied to the thread Selling my 2022 Platinum FX4 F-450.Just curious as to your original plans. Mount a camper in the bed, tow a large trailer off road or what? Bummer to have to move on...
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If they are 1/2 tons, then yes. It's a US artifact... because half tons are used as cars extensively, and driving over GVWR isn't...
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Gravelette replied to the thread eye opener about gvwr.Pretty much normal, IME. My lightly optioned F150 cc had only 1300# payload. My current Frontier has only 1160#. I think you are...
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Gravelette reacted to rruff's post in the thread Crazy Thought: Using high-end Lithium Bicycle Batteries for your "camping" power supply? with Like.
It provides 1200Wh of energy, so about the same as a 12V 100Ah "house" battery. A quick search indicates that the bike batteries are...
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Gravelette replied to the thread Crazy Thought: Using high-end Lithium Bicycle Batteries for your "camping" power supply?.Yep, I'd wonder about the cost unless someone already had an extra bike battery. A 50Ah LiTime 12V is available from Amazon for well...