Centexan
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- First Name
- Coleburn
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- Dec 13, 2018
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- Waco, Texas
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- 2005 Ram 2500
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Hello everyone! Longtime listener, first time caller here. I am very excited about the Gladiator. I have been a truck guy all my life, and I still need a truck on occasion, but the Gladiator should fill both my needs and wants very nicely. I did have some questions that I hoped you smart people could answer.
First, does anyone know if the published cargo capacity numbers include the weight of the driver and fuel? For example, the Rubi with automatic has a published cargo capacity of 1100#. What I would like to know is, when calculating how much I can carry, do I need to subtract 300# (150# for driver, 150 for fuel#) from that number, or is it already included?
Second, I would like to take my Jeep to the mountains. Does anyone who has experience on mountain passes such as Cinnamon Pass and Engineer's Pass in Colorado think the length of the Gladiator will be a problem?
Third, How do you think these Jeeps will handle snow and ice? I currently drive a Ram 2500 2wd, and snow and ice are its biggest weakness. It is so light in the back that it fishtails very easy. I know that putting weight in the bed helps. Do you all think this will be as big an issue with the Gladiator?
Thanks for your help, and I look forward to being a part of this forum and being a future Gladiator owner.
Have a great day!
First, does anyone know if the published cargo capacity numbers include the weight of the driver and fuel? For example, the Rubi with automatic has a published cargo capacity of 1100#. What I would like to know is, when calculating how much I can carry, do I need to subtract 300# (150# for driver, 150 for fuel#) from that number, or is it already included?
Second, I would like to take my Jeep to the mountains. Does anyone who has experience on mountain passes such as Cinnamon Pass and Engineer's Pass in Colorado think the length of the Gladiator will be a problem?
Third, How do you think these Jeeps will handle snow and ice? I currently drive a Ram 2500 2wd, and snow and ice are its biggest weakness. It is so light in the back that it fishtails very easy. I know that putting weight in the bed helps. Do you all think this will be as big an issue with the Gladiator?
Thanks for your help, and I look forward to being a part of this forum and being a future Gladiator owner.
Have a great day!
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