Real towing experiencing with SRW
Okay "Fivers", I've been around this forum a few years now and have on occasion shared my opinion based on my experiences. Hopefully someone has found at least one of my experienced based opinions to ...
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gpshemi wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
I will ask again what is your rear TV axle weight?
I can answer that, but honestly why would I? So you can continue to banter?
You've already decided that I'm overloaded, unsafe, hard headed, an uneducated gun toting redneck terrorist that's a complete danger to society...or something to that degree. I see this setup all the time in Michigan. So just as a forwarning to you, stay in another state or fear for your life I guess.
Additionally, I've already stated your mileage will vary from mine. It is what it is. He asked. I told. So what's the point? I'm not bantering with the weight police. Call me or it what you wish. I hate to break everyones heart, but I just don't really care much What you personally think. It works fine in every case I've used it in.
Do you want me to conceed that a DRW might perform better as a tow rig with additional safety margin? Is that what you're looking for? Done. I totally agree. I'd also add, so would a class 8 with twin rear DRW's over a 3500 DRW We just draw our lines different is all.
I was honestly curious what your rear axle weighs. I am not going to change what you do for sure. With the load you are stating at 20% pin weight you have to be over your tires capacity. But if you want to evade the question it is up to you.
I am not the weight police, I just know when something is way out of spec. I know the Cummins/Ram can do way more than what the factory says but there is a safe limit and I think you already know that.
I am more to the right than most people that you will ever meet. But when people are doing things that may effect OTHERS I will voice my opinion and hopefully help someone see the light.
I have personal experience with being overloaded. The trailer I was towing was too big for the truck and I was going thru Portland's S curves of death and the trailer startyed to sway and it went out of control and passed me on it's side and spun the truck around and rolled it over. Luckily I was not severely injured.
As they say "it tows just fine" until it rolled over! Bought a GMC one ton Dually and all was good after that.
