Tradesman with Powerwagon Package vs Powerwagon

[62Blazer]

I agree that the right truck is important to buy. In the case of needing to tow heavy loads, or carry a lot of payload, the only option is buy a truck rated for the weight needed and then off-road within the limits of that truck. Bags or other items will not increase the payload capacity of a PW, those items are only wasted money if that is why one is adding them.

HA! 110% incorrect…unless you are the payload police.

While I agree that adding air bags or other components do not add payload capacity on paper or per the door sticker, however functionally they do. Not sure if that is what the comment that is quoted at the top of this message is referring to or not. If they are saying that functionally adding the right components do not increase the payload capacity I would like to know the reasoning behind it.

As the other quoted message refers to there are always the payload police that jump on these conversations and say how you will get arrested and spend the rest of your life in jail if fill up the bed over the rated payload of the truck or the trailer is over by 100 lbs. compared to the trailer towing capacity. Always love it when you say a PW is "only" rated to two around a 10,000 lb. trailer but then somebody jumps on here and asks if a 7,000 lb. trailer is pushing it too much!

 

[Airmousam]

It really doesn't matter to be honest. I'm not likely to purchase a power wagon in any version or color, I'm just not the target audience.

Yet here you are

 

[ramffml]

Yet here you are

I had looked extensively into the PW as I was interested, in the end I decided it was not for me.

In your mind that means I should never post information I obtained doing said research, in a PW thread?

 

[olyelr]

In your mind that means I should never post information I obtained doing said research, in a PW thread?

Heck yes you can post…just dont tell us we are wrong when we arnt! LOL

If it wasnt for you posting that pic of the ram website, i wouldnt be wondering now if they are gonna come with black bumpers. Thats what i liked about the tradesman power wagon…i think aesthetically it looks a lot better than the regular power wagon.

 

[olyelr]

While I agree that adding air bags or other components do not add payload capacity on paper or per the door sticker, however functionally they do. Not sure if that is what the comment that is quoted at the top of this message is referring to or not. If they are saying that functionally adding the right components do not increase the payload capacity I would like to know the reasoning behind it.

As the other quoted message refers to there are always the payload police that jump on these conversations and say how you will get arrested and spend the rest of your life in jail if fill up the bed over the rated payload of the truck or the trailer is over by 100 lbs. compared to the trailer towing capacity. Always love it when you say a PW is "only" rated to two around a 10,000 lb. trailer but then somebody jumps on here and asks if a 7,000 lb. trailer is pushing it too much!

I was questioning the same thing. While adding bags (and other mods, like he said) might not make the payload number rise on your door sticker, it sure as hell can make the truck tow a lot better.

 

[Airmousam]

I had looked extensively into the PW as I was interested, in the end I decided it was not for me.

In your mind that means I should never post information I obtained doing said research, in a PW thread?

All good, I never said that...its the internet man....relax and post away

 

[ramffml]

Heck yes you can post…just dont tell us we are wrong when we arnt! LOL

If it wasnt for you posting that pic of the ram website, i wouldnt be wondering now if they are gonna come with black bumpers. Thats what i liked about the tradesman power wagon…i think aesthetically it looks a lot better than the regular power wagon.

Actually I just realized I got this from Ram Canada build and price. We do things differently here ("sport" in the 1500 is its own trim between bighorn and laramie) so possibly that's where the difference is.

 

[Fatbob Frank]

I had looked extensively into the PW as I was interested, in the end I decided it was not for me.

In your mind that means I should never post information I obtained doing said research, in a PW thread?

Maybe look into the new 2500 Rebel...

 

[4xdad]

Coils instead of leaves is what makes the difference

 

[4xdad]

Chrome doesn’t get you home lockers a winch disconnecting sway bar more articulation bigger tires that’s why I bought a pw my bumpers are chrome but they are about as thick as a beer can so only for looks nobody cares when you’re stuck in the bush