GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)

This can be found in several places: a label on the inside frame of the driver's door, in the engine compartment, or in the owner's manual or sales brochure. For trailers, you may find a label towards the front of the trailer on the left side. This is the maximum the tow vehicle can weigh.

So is this weight for the truck the max by itself??without camper hooked up

Or the max with the fifth wheel attached??

Mine GVWR is 9000 lbs
With the 5er hooked up truck has been weighed at 9900 lbs

 

GVWR is the maximum weight that can be sitting on all four tires. So the weight of your truck, you and the family, all your gear and the nose of the 5er sitting on the hitch in the bed.

 

Welcome to the world of the 2500; if an extra BUG lands in the bed we might be overloaded.....

 

What you are asking for, is curb weight.....the weight of the empty truck, all fluids, 4 typical (150lb) ocupant (or 2, as the case may be).

You could go many places to get weighed....truck stop, gravel yard, dump, etc.

2500/3500 truck typically weigh in from 7000-8000 lb, depending on cab, bed length, enging choice (G v D), and options.

SOme definitions, if you don't know already....
GVWR - Gross Vehicle Weight Rating - What the truck can support on it's axles (tires as mentioned).
GCWR - Gross combined weight rating - What the truck (loaded on truck) and it's trailer can weight, together.
Payload - What you can put in the truck (and bed). Payload = GVWR - curb weight

2500's are best suited for towing their load: Rated at 9900GVWR. 3500's can carry their load and tow more: 11500GVWR. Both are rated at 23k GCWR.

HTH

Tony

 

Guys, There was a post on here about a guy who towed a toy hauler with his 2500 and had a crash and killed or maimed a couple of people. His truck was found to be overweight. His insurance company walked away with their minimum liability and he lost his house his wife his everything. I'd put some junk behind the 5er axle because I doubt if you are gcwr heavy...gross combined weight rating. For a 2500 this should be about 22,000 pounds I think. My truck is registered for 12,000 # gvwr. That is why they make 3500 and duallies. I towed heavy with 2500's and it is a joke compared to a dually. Yep you can add air bags and have the same number on the side. But come fast into a off camber corner and have to make a panic maneuver and the difference is the dually makes it home safe and the single rear wheel owner gets a new truck and trailer hopefully when he gets out of the hospital. We haul too heavy with these trucks as is. I saw a f150 in a driveway today with a 34.5 5'ver in the yard. I've seen them on the road....just an accident waiting to happen. ks.