Towing Heavy 5er with SRW Truck

dballentine wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

Doggone, I gave the guy who jumped me this morning the benefit of the doubt about turning radius, but he was wrong.....thanks guys

Like they say, never let the facts get in the way... :D

Truth is another classic example of guys going off of heresy an innuendo vs. actual experience.

How many times do we read of guys who don't own a DRW speak as though they are DRW experts.
Or guys have never owned a diesel claiming to be diesel experts.

We can apply this pseudo expert knowledge to lots of RV topics, but in the end there is no real substitute for actual first hand ownership experience.

Interestingly SRW trucks have been greatly improved and are way more capable than ever. Late model 1/2,3/4,and 1 ton trucks all have beefed up ratings. However there is still a significant difference between the ability/payload of a SRW and a DRW.
I do believe the bar has shifted. SRW's are now as capable as DRW trucks of just a few years ago.
Current DRW truck ratings are now crossing into what was previously only MDT territory.
While we all enjoy the discussion the towing parameters are not rocket science.We can buy into the manufacturer ratings or we can apply our own skewed logic.
We can blur the lines between 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton or fudge numbers between DRW and SRW.

In the end a truck that is operated within ALL of its ratings will perform better than a truck that is exceeding its ratings.