hone eagle wrote:
Marketing - keeps the pin weight down so they can sell you a "1/2 ton towable" rig.
Pick ups have a massive pulling ability but less (in proportion) weight carrying ability. a recipe for disaster if you are not careful, as on the bounce you can unload the rear tires enough lose traction or even contact (with the road) to jack knife .
This is becoming common in the bumper pull TH. 10,000lb gross TH with 800-900lbs empTY tongue weight so the mfr can claim 1/2t towable. Too bad it sways like a mofo with anything larger than a pop tart in the garage area. SMH