Always keep in mind...the more limitations you subject yourself to the more your income will shrink....In setting up my cargo van I got part way through and weighed the van and noticed that I am getting close to having a 2000lb payload capacity. Is this enough or if I add more and it drops it down to only being able to carry 1500lbs is that a big mistake?
Depends on the dispatch type of your carrier...some think bigger is better and some seem to acquire some smaller loads....you could try it...if ya feel like you are losing out you could trim down the baggage a little....some carriers won't sign you on with less then 2,000 lbs....and there is a reason for that.....dispatch expends extra time trying to get you loaded..after awhile they just don't try so hard...I used to be a truck driver and 500lbs meant little before but when you have a much lower GVWR it is a much bigger percentage of what you can carry and can cause problems. I am sure the 500lb difference could cost some loads but I wasn't sure if the majority of loads are between 1500-2000lbs or are under.
What is the GVWR for your van? You may have already limited yourself with a ½ ton van.In setting up my cargo van I got part way through and weighed the van and noticed that I am getting close to having a 2000lb payload capacity.
In setting up my cargo van I got part way through and weighed the van and noticed that I am getting close to having a 2000lb payload capacity. Is this enough or if I add more and it drops it down to only being able to carry 1500lbs is that a big mistake?
That is actually my concern with the steel bumper, I figure they will just dent it.
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Why do you need all that crap any how?
I have a E 350 ext, Diesel. With the two dogs, myself, what I take on the road & a full tank of fuel I'm rated for over 2400 lbs. It would seem you should be able to get along with out some things. And I don't mean your bride.
My Cat scale ticket is 7080lbs. I don't use a bunk. I have a couple of foam mattress pads from Dollar General and a sleeping bag, a couple of blankets. Cooler, 12' chain, 4 straps, couple gallons of Shell Rotella, some paper back books & some tapes, 5 lb bag of dry dog food & some canned dog food. Since the last scale ticket I have removed the metal door off the bulk head and it weighs (a guess) at least 30 lbs.
I can appreciate foam pads on the floor and a sleeping bag, but man when the winds of winter start blowing, that can get cold..get a GOOD quality floding cot and use a foam pad and sleepng bag...getting off the floor is key....
I use a extra big (wide) cot from Bass Pro, a twice size air mattress with a electric heated matress pad over that and a sleeping bag...I also have a fitted sheet and a quilt over the materess too, but I am not concerned with weight...
Jack and Gracie Berry have a Espar heater and jack did just exactly what you are talking about doing with the floorof their ford van..their bed is also about 8-10 insxhs off the floor...ask Gracie how cold the floor gets...she still is not happy with hiw the ducts for the espr were routed....
Most will tell you to "hang" your sshoes up off the floor in the winter in a CV...cold shoes are not fun at all...