2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission 2001 Cab and Chassis GVW?

[Trusty Steed]

Can anyone tell me what the GVW was on the 2001 model, or earlier Cab and Chassis units? I have my eye on a 2001 with a 10 foot dump, but have not been able to look inside due to timeing. Can anyone tell me how durable these are? Other then listed GVW's, how would it compare to an f450 in hauling capacity?



Thanks alot

 

[darkhorse]

I don't know about just cab & chassie, but mine weighed in at 7,300 lb. with 1/2 tank of fuel last timeit was on a truck scale.

 

[Cooker]

I have a 1998 C&C truck and it has a GVWR of 11k, not very much. I'm pretty sure there are some out there with a GVWR of 15k.

 

[Trusty Steed]

Yeah, 11,000 is not very much. My ext. Cab Dodge Cummins weighs 7,500 with me in it. I have to imagine the 10 foot dump and thicker frame must make the dump I like near 8,500 empty! Wow, 2,500 in payload???

I imagine it would haul about whatever you put in it, but I hear that the Dot guys may not appreciate it.

 

[Cooker]

Yeah, 11,000 is not very much. My ext. Cab Dodge Cummins weighs 7,500 with me in it. I have to imagine the 10 foot dump and thicker frame must make the dump I like near 8,500 empty! Wow, 2,500 in payload???

I imagine it would haul about whatever you put in it, but I hear that the Dot guys may not appreciate it.

The DOT does not actually enfore the weight restrictions so they may not be too upset. You will probably never have a problem with the law unless you get into an accident and you are using your truck for commercial use (which I assume you would be). Do you want to take your chances? I don't that is one reason I did not turn my C&C into a dump, way too easy to overload.



Maybe things are a little different in IN that MI, but that is how things work around here.

 

[Trusty Steed]

I am not sure what you mean by DOT not enforcing weight restrictions. I have been stopped by state police before and been told that I needed to have a DOT number on my 3/4 truck before, as I was pulling a good size trailer. I have heard that in parts of IN, some near me, they have been pulling commerical truck and trailer people for DOT violations. I know this does not deal specifically with a weight overload or not. Yeah, maybe I never get caught, but I hate to throw the dice. Seems silly how many one ton dumps were made with those low GVW's, considering once you put a few guys in the truck, some tools, a good size trailer, you may be over weight with less then a ton of material in the bed.



Oh well, I sure wish Dodge would make a heavy duty Cab and Chassis.



Thanks for your help Cooker

 

[NIsaacs]

The 01' Dodge cab & chassis is only rated for 11,000 lbs GVW. 4x2 or 4x4 models. The early F450 Super Duty w/16" tires is rated at 14,500 lbs GVW, I am not sure of the GVW of the 99' and newer F450 w/19. 5's.





"NICK"

 

[Cooker]

I am not sure what you mean by DOT not enforcing weight restrictions. I have been stopped by state police before and been told that I needed to have a DOT number on my 3/4 truck before, as I was pulling a good size trailer. I have heard that in parts of IN, some near me, they have been pulling commerical truck and trailer people for DOT violations.

What I meant was the DOT is not usually the ones enforcing their laws, the state troopers do as you mentioned in Indiana and it is the same here in Michigan.

Yeah, maybe I never get caught, but I hate to throw the dice. Seems silly how many one ton dumps were made with those low GVW's, considering once you put a few guys in the truck, some tools, a good size trailer, you may be over weight with less then a ton of material in the bed.

I agree 100%. I can remember working for a company a few years back and it was nothing to roll the scales in their 1 ton dump at over 20k lbs. Older and hopefully smarter now I would not think of doing that today. Way too much liability.

 

[Cooker]

The 01' Dodge cab & chassis is only rated for 11,000 lbs GVW. 4x2 or 4x4 models.

I was looking into the 2nd gen C&C a little more because I thought for sure somewhere in there they made a 15k GVWR C&C truck but I am now second guessing that.



Can anybody verify if Dodge ever made a 15k GVWR C&C?



Also, I was under the impression that they never offered a 4x4 C&C.

 

[NIsaacs]

Per my 1997 & 2002 Dodge brochure, both 2nd gen Dodge, cab & chassis model pickups, come in both 139" and 163" wheel base 2 or 4 wheel drive. All are rated at 11,000lbs GVW. The 97' brochure calls the C&C a "superhauler", at 11,000lbs GVW, I dont think so!





"NICK"

 

[stlowry]

Dot measures by gross axle rating. Therefore if you are pulling a trailer with four 8,000lb axles you can legally haul 32,000lb if you are liscensed for that weight. My truck is liscensed / registered for 42,000lb so as long as there are enough axles to support the load riding on them I'm legal up to 42 grand.



Crazy ain't it!



Interestingly enough, even though it's heavier, more axles = more brakes which makes it easier to stop than a two axle trailer with less weight on it.