does weight of gas reduce your payload?

Eagle200 · Jul 2, 2023

Pointeman said: ↑

Here is what it will look like:

The Toyota sticker shows GVWR in my case 5500lbs the tire rating shows your payload in my case 1050lbs.
The scale gave me my weight which when subtracted from the GVWR showed how much (little) payload I had left
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Eagle200 · Jul 2, 2023

TnShooter said: ↑

Taken from the 2021 Brochure

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Eagle200 · Jul 2, 2023

Marshall R said: ↑

Sort of. The most accurate number is GVWR. Payload is your trucks curb weight as it rolled off the assembly line subtracted from GVWR. Any modifications to your truck, all of the gear, tools, etc., that you keep in the truck at all times eats into your payload. I keep a few basic tools along with gear to help get unstuck. Tow straps, small shovel, ax, etc, along with a small compressor, tire plugs, and a 4 way lug wrench. Don't forget the driver and passengers. I weigh 220, my wife 140.

If you take your truck to some certified scales and actually weigh it, then subtract the actual weight from GVWR you'll find YOUR trucks true payload. None of them actually have all the payload that is listed on the door jamb. And some will be significantly less.

Many Tacoma's only realistically have 300-400 lbs of useable payload.

Charts like the one above are useless.
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Sprig · Jul 3, 2023

Eagle200[OP] initial post: ↑

Is payload based on an empty tank of gas? So if you fill up you are already losing 120lbs of weight?
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I have never ever heard of anyone worrying about the weight of the fuel in their tank as far as determining GVWR, payload weight, towing weight or any other weight rating. The weight ratings are very conservative. You can probably exceed all of them by 10% or more or whatever with no problem. I would simply not concern myself with the amount of weight of gas in the tank. In other words it shouldn’t really be a factor in determining if you are within certain weight limits.

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