What is the payload for a 2006 Dodge 2500 short bed with Cummins engine?

I've googled until I'm dizzy, and most links take me somewhere that they
want to sell you things, are full of popups, or you have to enter personal
information to continue.

I have gotten from 2150# to 2635#. I am talking about total cargo carrying
capacity. The load in the bed, a tank of gas, two passengers, and some
luggage.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can read GVWR, and all those numbers, but have yet to
deduce a firm CCC number.

Anyone know?

Steve

On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:27:45 -0700, SteveB wrote:

What is the payload for a 2006 Dodge 2500 short bed with Cummins engine?

I've googled until I'm dizzy, and most links take me somewhere that they
want to sell you things, are full of popups, or you have to enter
personal information to continue.

I have gotten from 2150# to 2635#. I am talking about total cargo
carrying capacity. The load in the bed, a tank of gas, two passengers,
and some luggage.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can read GVWR, and all those numbers, but have yet
to deduce a firm CCC number.

Anyone know?

Steve

Which one do you want? The one in the owners manual? The "do not exceed
or warrantee is void? The "you can do this once in a while on smooth
roads if you drive slow"? The "this'll make it into a 50000 mile
truck"? The "this'll make it into a 10000 mile truck"?

To make the truck last as long as humanly possible, the CCC is you and a
tank of gas. To make it last for a reasonable time, at reasonable
speeds, on reasonable roads, depends entirely on your definition of
"reasonable".

--
www.wescottdesign.com

"SteveB" wrote in message
...
What is the payload for a 2006 Dodge 2500 short bed with Cummins engine?

I've googled until I'm dizzy, and most links take me somewhere that they
want to sell you things, are full of popups, or you have to enter personal
information to continue.

I have gotten from 2150# to 2635#. I am talking about total cargo
carrying
capacity. The load in the bed, a tank of gas, two passengers, and some
luggage.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can read GVWR, and all those numbers, but have yet to
deduce a firm CCC number.

Anyone know?

Steve



Your unladen weight should be on the registration. Subtract this from the
weight of the passengers and fuel and what you have left is the maximum
cargo weight.

In general terms a 3/4 ton truck can haul in its bed 1,500 lbs of cargo with
full fuel and passengers.

If you go to the Dodge dealer you can ask them for a towing and loading
guide.

--
Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.

"SteveB" wrote in
:

What is the payload for a 2006 Dodge 2500 short bed with Cummins
engine?

I've googled until I'm dizzy, and most links take me somewhere that
they want to sell you things, are full of popups, or you have to enter
personal information to continue.

I have gotten from 2150# to 2635#. I am talking about total cargo
carrying capacity. The load in the bed, a tank of gas, two
passengers, and some luggage.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can read GVWR, and all those numbers, but have yet
to deduce a firm CCC number.

Anyone know?

Steve



Weigh the truck with you, your passenger(s), a full fuel tank and nothing
in the bed.

Subtract that weight from 9900 lbs. and you'll get the total CCC of THAT
truck.

Be advised that you should not be surprised if the Rear GAWR is 10K lbs.
since both the 2500 and the 3500 SWR differ only in the number of spring
leaves.

BTW, my '03.5 HO-CTD long-bed AWD dually had a build weight of 7350 but
the scales usually show it at 8500+. 'Sa good thang it's got a 12K
GVWR...

"Tim Wescott" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:27:45 -0700, SteveB wrote:

What is the payload for a 2006 Dodge 2500 short bed with Cummins engine?

I've googled until I'm dizzy, and most links take me somewhere that they
want to sell you things, are full of popups, or you have to enter
personal information to continue.

I have gotten from 2150# to 2635#. I am talking about total cargo
carrying capacity. The load in the bed, a tank of gas, two passengers,
and some luggage.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can read GVWR, and all those numbers, but have yet
to deduce a firm CCC number.

Anyone know?

Steve

Which one do you want? The one in the owners manual? The "do not exceed
or warrantee is void? The "you can do this once in a while on smooth
roads if you drive slow"? The "this'll make it into a 50000 mile
truck"? The "this'll make it into a 10000 mile truck"?

To make the truck last as long as humanly possible, the CCC is you and a
tank of gas. To make it last for a reasonable time, at reasonable
speeds, on reasonable roads, depends entirely on your definition of
"reasonable".

--
www.wescottdesign.com

The owner's manual correctly stated that the payload was the amount the
truck would carry in the bed including the weight of the occupants, fuel,
baggage, etc. They nailed it. They just didn't use numbers.

Steve

"RAM³" wrote in message
. 10...
"SteveB" wrote in
:

What is the payload for a 2006 Dodge 2500 short bed with Cummins
engine?

I've googled until I'm dizzy, and most links take me somewhere that
they want to sell you things, are full of popups, or you have to enter
personal information to continue.

I have gotten from 2150# to 2635#. I am talking about total cargo
carrying capacity. The load in the bed, a tank of gas, two
passengers, and some luggage.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can read GVWR, and all those numbers, but have yet
to deduce a firm CCC number.

Anyone know?

Steve



Weigh the truck with you, your passenger(s), a full fuel tank and nothing
in the bed.

Subtract that weight from 9900 lbs. and you'll get the total CCC of THAT
truck.

Be advised that you should not be surprised if the Rear GAWR is 10K lbs.
since both the 2500 and the 3500 SWR differ only in the number of spring
leaves.

BTW, my '03.5 HO-CTD long-bed AWD dually had a build weight of 7350 but
the scales usually show it at 8500+. 'Sa good thang it's got a 12K
GVWR...

When I was talking with the Home Depot geek who was loading the truck, we
were discussing payloads, GVWR's etc. He said that he thought the truck
would tow 9,000. I told him that the figure of 13,800 stuck in my mind. He
poo pooed the idea. Said a friend of his had a 1500 that was towing a
9,000# trailer "just fine". He said he couldn't imagine the 2500 would be
that much higher than the 1500. The manager called Dodge in Vegas, and they
came up with the 2150 number. I took 75% of that, and came up with 1600+.
So, we put 1800# of pavers in there, then on the way home, stopped and
bought another 240# of salt. It handled better than I thought, and the
overhead computer was reading 17.2 for mileage. We need to make about five
loads of these pavers from Vegas, as they are not available here locally. I
think I'll stick to 1800, or 80 pieces @ 22# ea.

I would just like to know the actual real figure.

I'll do the weight thing, though.

Steve

"SteveB" wrote in message
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"RAM³" wrote in message
. 10...
"SteveB" wrote in
:

What is the payload for a 2006 Dodge 2500 short bed with Cummins
engine?

I've googled until I'm dizzy, and most links take me somewhere that
they want to sell you things, are full of popups, or you have to enter
personal information to continue.

I have gotten from 2150# to 2635#. I am talking about total cargo
carrying capacity. The load in the bed, a tank of gas, two
passengers, and some luggage.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can read GVWR, and all those numbers, but have yet
to deduce a firm CCC number.

Anyone know?

Steve



Weigh the truck with you, your passenger(s), a full fuel tank and nothing
in the bed.

Subtract that weight from 9900 lbs. and you'll get the total CCC of THAT
truck.

Be advised that you should not be surprised if the Rear GAWR is 10K lbs.
since both the 2500 and the 3500 SWR differ only in the number of spring
leaves.

BTW, my '03.5 HO-CTD long-bed AWD dually had a build weight of 7350 but
the scales usually show it at 8500+. 'Sa good thang it's got a 12K
GVWR...

When I was talking with the Home Depot geek who was loading the truck, we
were discussing payloads, GVWR's etc. He said that he thought the truck
would tow 9,000. I told him that the figure of 13,800 stuck in my mind.
He poo pooed the idea. Said a friend of his had a 1500 that was towing a
9,000# trailer "just fine". He said he couldn't imagine the 2500 would be
that much higher than the 1500. The manager called Dodge in Vegas, and
they came up with the 2150 number. I took 75% of that, and came up with
1600+. So, we put 1800# of pavers in there, then on the way home, stopped
and bought another 240# of salt. It handled better than I thought, and
the overhead computer was reading 17.2 for mileage. We need to make about
five loads of these pavers from Vegas, as they are not available here
locally. I think I'll stick to 1800, or 80 pieces @ 22# ea.

I would just like to know the actual real figure.

I'll do the weight thing, though.

Steve


For one or two trips probably at least a ton. I screwed up hauling pavers
home one evening. Luckily it was dark or I would have scared myself. HD
said 2200# for a pallet of the pavers. So I figured my S-10 4x4 could haul
a ton 5 miles. So we loaded up the pallet. Came out in the morning to see
that the front wheels were barely on the ground. There 2200# for a pallet
was for a small pallet they did not sell. Had as close as I can figure
4400#. Now my 3/4 Chevy Diesel could probably handle that load a lot
better.

"SteveB" wrote in
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"RAM³" wrote in message
. 10...
"SteveB" wrote in
:

What is the payload for a 2006 Dodge 2500 short bed with Cummins
engine?

I've googled until I'm dizzy, and most links take me somewhere that
they want to sell you things, are full of popups, or you have to
enter personal information to continue.

I have gotten from 2150# to 2635#. I am talking about total cargo
carrying capacity. The load in the bed, a tank of gas, two
passengers, and some luggage.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can read GVWR, and all those numbers, but have
yet to deduce a firm CCC number.

Anyone know?

Steve



Weigh the truck with you, your passenger(s), a full fuel tank and
nothing in the bed.

Subtract that weight from 9900 lbs. and you'll get the total CCC of
THAT truck.

Be advised that you should not be surprised if the Rear GAWR is 10K
lbs. since both the 2500 and the 3500 SWR differ only in the number
of spring leaves.

BTW, my '03.5 HO-CTD long-bed AWD dually had a build weight of 7350
but the scales usually show it at 8500+. 'Sa good thang it's got a
12K GVWR...

When I was talking with the Home Depot geek who was loading the truck,
we were discussing payloads, GVWR's etc. He said that he thought the
truck would tow 9,000. I told him that the figure of 13,800 stuck in
my mind. He poo pooed the idea. Said a friend of his had a 1500 that
was towing a 9,000# trailer "just fine". He said he couldn't imagine
the 2500 would be that much higher than the 1500. The manager called
Dodge in Vegas, and they came up with the 2150 number. I took 75% of
that, and came up with 1600+. So, we put 1800# of pavers in there,
then on the way home, stopped and bought another 240# of salt. It
handled better than I thought, and the overhead computer was reading
17.2 for mileage. We need to make about five loads of these pavers
from Vegas, as they are not available here locally. I think I'll
stick to 1800, or 80 pieces @ 22# ea.

I would just like to know the actual real figure.

I'll do the weight thing, though.

Steve



As a "rule of thumb", double the "ton" rating.

For example, my 1-ton dually is factory-claimed at 4414# in the bed.

Their GCWR was 23K. (The combined GVWRs of my truck and 38' fifth wheel
is 26,100#. shrug)

You should easily be able to carry 100 pieces (and possibly up to 120)
depending upon how heavy you and your passenger are.

Do check your weights and tires -- your truck can, probably, carry a lot
more than you ever thought!

As a "rule of thumb", double the "ton" rating.

For example, my 1-ton dually is factory-claimed at 4414# in the bed.


I'd agree if you need to go 70 mph. If you're willing to drive 40 and have
good tires, I routinely haul 6000 lb. in my old 93 ford 1 ton dually. Brakes
ain't to good with this much weight.

Karl

On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:20:01 -0700, SteveB wrote:

"Tim Wescott" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:27:45 -0700, SteveB wrote:

What is the payload for a 2006 Dodge 2500 short bed with Cummins
engine?

I've googled until I'm dizzy, and most links take me somewhere that
they want to sell you things, are full of popups, or you have to enter
personal information to continue.

I have gotten from 2150# to 2635#. I am talking about total cargo
carrying capacity. The load in the bed, a tank of gas, two
passengers, and some luggage.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can read GVWR, and all those numbers, but have yet
to deduce a firm CCC number.

Anyone know?

Steve

Which one do you want? The one in the owners manual? The "do not
exceed or warrantee is void? The "you can do this once in a while on
smooth roads if you drive slow"? The "this'll make it into a 50000
mile truck"? The "this'll make it into a 10000 mile truck"?

To make the truck last as long as humanly possible, the CCC is you and
a tank of gas. To make it last for a reasonable time, at reasonable
speeds, on reasonable roads, depends entirely on your definition of
"reasonable".

--
www.wescottdesign.com

The owner's manual correctly stated that the payload was the amount the
truck would carry in the bed including the weight of the occupants,
fuel, baggage, etc. They nailed it. They just didn't use numbers.

Now _that_ sucks!

Older trucks (ca 1970) list that sort of thing on a plaque on the
driver's side door -- does your truck have one? I know my 2000 Escort
has one (I think it lists the payload in feathers...).

--
www.wescottdesign.com

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What is the payload for a 2006 Dodge 2500 short bed with Cummins engine?

I've googled until I'm dizzy, and most links take me somewhere that they
want to sell you things, are full of popups, or you have to enter personal
information to continue.

I have gotten from 2150# to 2635#. I am talking about total cargo carrying
capacity. The load in the bed, a tank of gas, two passengers, and some
luggage.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can read GVWR, and all those numbers, but have yet to
deduce a firm CCC number.

Anyone know?

How much do you want to haul, under what conditions, and how long
do you wish to keep the vehicle? Will you be driving on flat
interstates, or 17% grade dirt roads? I overloaded my pickup with
bricks - once. But it was all flat, Highway, and the one time. Now
my buddy on the other hand, regularly carries a half ton of stuff _all
the time_. (If you need something, he'll have it "in the truck).
As long as the springs don't break, and the clutch doesn't burn
out when you're trying to get started, you're "okay".

Other wise, load up the vehicle with "a tank of gas, two
passengers, and some luggage." weigh it, and subtract from GVWR.
-
pyotr filipivich
We will drink no whiskey before its nine.
It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!

I do knot know. If it was my truck, I'd phone the dealership
near me. Phone three different dealership. Average the
numbers and mimus 200 pounds to be safe.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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"SteveB" wrote in message
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What is the payload for a 2006 Dodge 2500 short bed with
Cummins engine?

I've googled until I'm dizzy, and most links take me
somewhere that they
want to sell you things, are full of popups, or you have to
enter personal
information to continue.

I have gotten from 2150# to 2635#. I am talking about total
cargo carrying
capacity. The load in the bed, a tank of gas, two
passengers, and some
luggage.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can read GVWR, and all those numbers,
but have yet to
deduce a firm CCC number.

Anyone know?

Steve