Joe T

Yeah you really become limited by tires. The 3/4 ton is nice because you dont have your tpms going off under 80psi in the rear. But sometimes you need the little extra 1 ton SRW capacity.

I want a 2500 chevy custom. Does GMC have a similar option group?

Anyone know of good dealers in the Houston area or less than a few hours away.?

What is your GVWR and GAWRs?

They are going to judge you by other safety factors such as tires and GAWR. As long as you aren’t over your total combined GVWRs.

Over 10,000 gvwr makes it a class 3 truck, over 14,000 is class 4. So 10,000 is like a halfton. Makes a big difference in regs and insurance if business use. Private use is determined by state, example california is 11,400 max till you need to meet further regs and some states require different plates if you are over 10,000. Some states require license endorsements if over a certain GVWR or GCWR. If you are over 10,000 and commercial (even if you never haul anything) then you need to abide by Federal Commercial Motor Vehicle regulations. Also a lot of gooseneck trailers are rated for 15,900 and you will need a CDL if your truck puts you over 26,000 combined. I am use to Fords and you can get all the SRW trucks in 10,000.

With the HD trucks it’s not a bad idea to order them. Need snowplow or hd front springs for a bumper? Gooseneck? Vinyl seats? Cab clearance lights? Gvwr options? Etc. Ordered my f250 platinum and was thinking about a cheby 2500 gas for a work truck. Disappointed reading they dont cater to ordering.