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Beautiful. One question about the damage caused by the flat tow. I thought these could be flat towed with no issue. What caused the damage? Thanks

Such a great trail. I did it on a very hot week and crossing over that last hill to Lake Superior dropped the temp 20 degrees. Personally, I found the scenery through the southern section as it crossed thru the Driftless much prettier and more interesting.

It’s been more than a few years ago but I believe it was an F350 and I said in the post, a dually.

Again, not a fair comparison. The trailer load rating is always higher than payload because the trailer is riding on its own axle(s). The payload is weight on truck's axles.

I get the GVWR isn't a legal limit for the owner. However, and I have been involved in an insurance case that used GVRW, it is THE number that will be used by insurance companies and the courts to determine if a vehicle being overweight is a factor in a collision. Why? Because its considered...

It really doesn't matter what the driver thinks about his vehicle. He's significantly over GVWR- he might get away with it but if he's involved in an accident and goes to court, his opinion won't really matter much. The only entity that can change the GVWR is the manufacturer. No amount of...

The case is that he is knowingly driving a vehicle that is grossly overweight and not designed to carry that additional weight. Honestly, many, many overlanding vehicles and RV's are probably overweight every day, largely because people don't think to get them weighed. In this case, the driver...

Its not necessary to prove intent with negligence. We are all guilty of it at some point. Just sit at a Home Depot and watch people strap heavy stuff on their car roof using twine or small straps. Do they intend to have that load fly off and cause an accident, potentially killing someone...

Thats really an apples to oranges comparison. A drunk driver doesn't intend to get in a wreck but modifying your vehicle and affecting GVRW can certainly be deemed intentional given all the public info about it. This thread would be "discoverable" in a lawsuit. The bigger concern should be...

It might be questionably legal in Pennsylvania but I would be more concerned about insurance and civil liability. I'm not an attorney but spent a fair amount of time in the insurance industry and this has so many red flags, its unlikely he would get insurance on that vehicle. Of course, he...

I just drove my Ram 3500 with Bundutec pop up camper 1000 miles up and back on the Dempster and it was fun. Adjust speed to conditions and you'll be golden.

I ended up with a cordless reciprocating saw From Harbor Freight. https://www.harborfreight.com/20v-brushless-cordless-compact-reciprocating-saw-tool-only-58458.html Its much more compact than the chainsaw and with the right blades from Amazon (EZARC Wood Pruning Reciprocating Saw Blade...

Ok I give up. We'll have to agree to disagree. Your fuzzy math and illogical responses are pretty funny. You have a right to your own opinions but not your own set of facts. Cheers

I think if you reread the posts, you might be confusing my comments with others. I've consistently maintained that Ram trucks with diesels weigh more than those with gas engines. For SRW trucks, payload is less for diesel trucks than gassers since the weight of the engine is part of the overall...

I have a friend with the exact same truck - 2015 ram 3500 Laramie SRW and 6.5' box. Mine has the Hemi, his has the Cummins. The manufacturer's sticker indicates my truck is 636 pounds less GVRW. And, having worked in the insurance industry for many years, I can tell you that the manufacturer...

"Gross Vehicle Weight ( GVWR ) is the weight of the vehicle at full capacity. It includes the curb weight, or empty weight, plus the weight of the driver, all passengers, engine, engine fluids, fuel, and the cargo that the vehicle is carrying. It does NOT include the weight the vehicle may be...

GVRW is the overall weight of a vehicle including passengers and fuel. Diesel engine blocks weigh hundreds of pounds more than a gas engine block so all things being equal, GVRW is higher due to that increase.

Interesting. But the statement "they adjust the GVRW up on the diesels" is nothing magic - the diesel engine just weighs more so GVRW goes up automatically. GVRW is just the overall weight of the vehicle with passengers and fuel so with the heavier diesel engine, thats not surprising. But...

Interesting. But I dont think Ram does that, at least based on what I read. Not sure how tire and wheel choices can affect GVRW but that must be some Ford magic. Cheers