VNDOC wrote:

I have a 2008 Dodge 2500 with added 2 leaf springs each side, crew cab, long box, HD, Cummings in line 6 factory installed exhaust brake , 6 speed auto, ST model, rated at 6745# by the State of Florida. Open range 413RLL, GVWR 14165#, the 413 is the sq. foot of living space. All together it comes to, GVWR, 20,910#, right at 53 to 56 feet long going down the road. Now for a look inside the mind of a person who won't look at facts. My best friend's, we have known each other for a little over 60 years,father was a plastering contractor in Daytona Beach, FL. he would always by 1/2 ton trucks, 6 cylinder, 3 speed standard. He would load the bed with as much as he could put in it, and then to bring the front wheels back down on the ground he would put bags of plaster on the hood, any other things he needed he would put on the floor and seat beside him. He never changed the oil, only added some if it was needed and he wouldn't buy new oil, only recycled oil because it was cheaper. Also he would hook his mixer to the hitch and put things in it that he needed to do his work. He passed away about 15 years ago at the age of 96. I told that story to bring to light calculating facts about weight of truck and trailer is great to know what you have but, how many of us going down the road are rock collectors. I have a wife and 15 year old daughter, plus myself if we stay in one spot more than a year we have do the garage sale thing, or toss it in the big green box before heading out to the next stop.

mayo30 wrote:

Yesterday I thought you had a 2009 Heartland did you trade?