backwater83 wrote:
New to this forum,
It seems as though you think you're the first one to realize the way this game of advertising from the manufacturers works. Many of us have been at this for years and know exactly how the game is played. It's like anything in life. Reading the fine print is on you. They are not technically lying with the numbers they advertise. It is "possible" to tow what they state. Granted, VERY unlikely unless you travel with nothing other than a cup of coffee in your hand and an empty truck but it is still possible to attain the weights they brag about.
My biggest revelation with towing came when I realized there are two numbers for every truck. What can it carry? (people/stuff in the truck and bed, hitch weight of trailer, pin weight of 5ver, etc.). What can it pull? (total weight of truck, trailer and everything in both. These are two totally different things and manufacturers often get hung up on bragging about just one.
