Who builds these 3 car upfits?

Honestly, What is the hang up on weight, that L9/3000 is a setup that could potentially last you for more than a decade. Just asking.

 

I’m assuming the M2 with the L9 was a single rear axle (most are) then the GCVW is 34000lbs.
So, if the chassis alone is 14000 and the bed is 5200 that’s 19200lbs not including fuel, people, gear... I’ll give that 800lbs so we are now at 20000 before even loading. Therefore the weight on the bed and the weight of the tow can not be over 14000lbs.
Now the UVW on a 20ft travel trailer is around 4500lbs and a 40ft can be up to 15000lbs. Restricting which trailers you load.

Now the second truck weighs in at 16500lbs Can still have a GCVR of 34000lbs. That’s 17500lbs of trailers you can take. Around 3500lbs more weight. Larger heavier trailers pay more.

So the only difference between the 6.7 and the L9 is speed up hills while under load. If I can get someplace 30min later with more weight and more money per mile. I’ll take the money.

i currently drive a M2 with the 6.7 and 2500 Alison about 500 miles per day with GCWR of 33000lbs. It’s a company truck so it’s not mine. I’ve put almost 140,000 miles on it in a year and a half. There are some trucks in the fleet with 750,000 miles on them. So it’ll last if you take care of it.

 

There is no way an ext cab s/a M2 (chassis)
with an L9/allison weighs 14000, My 2010 single axle casacdia 60" sleeper with a DD13 and an ultrashift with all the bells and whistles only weighs 14500??? Maybe 12000 on that m2/l9/3000. I just looked it up. 6.7 with emissions is 1120# L9 with emissions is 1685# for 560# ill take that L9 any day of the week.

 

In fact, I just checked the chassis weight of my new western stars, 4700, 40" sleeper DD13 470hp, DT12 tranny, single axle over a 280" wb, loaded int. best of everything dual 80 gal tanks, they weigh 14,050.

 

Ok that makes more sense, I didnt realize you were trying to stay under 26,000,

 

the M2 I drive weighs 22000# empty. With a upper deck a rollback deck and car lift. It has a 12000# front axle and 20000# rear.

I can load 8000# on the deck and be right at 12000# steer and 20000# rear. If I tow I can have a, 1, one, 7000# vehicle on the deck and a 4000# car in tow.

if I had a tandem axle I could load 4 cars with weight to spare.