Mootpoint wrote:
JIMNLIN wrote:
Mootpoint wrote:
I don't know any safe drivers with experience, professional or recreational, that will deliberately tow an overweight unit. Some will argue that it is done all the time with no problems. Those drivers are not safe. Just luckier than others.
Over weight by who's definition.
By the engineers who designed and tested everything from concept to completion. You know the type, bends it or beats on it until it breaks and then calculates a safe limit to operate under.
Don't say they don't know what there doing because they are involved in everything you come in contact with everyday and you can't fault everything.
Why would I say they don't know what their doing ?? You putting words in my mouth also.
IMO like others have said too many folks get hung up on a number and how its used .... GVWR in particular.
Todays trucks have some high GVWRs such as a 13400 GVWR 3500 SRW Ram with 7000 RAWR. Some owners have reported going over the trucks 7000 RAWR when using that big 13400 GVWR to figure a payload.
Even some F150 owners with the 7700 GVWR and 4050 RAWR have reported over loading there trucks RAWR by using GVWR to figure payloads carried by the rear axle.
Also as has been mentioned before Ford gives us a F350 SRW 11200 GVWR 7000 RAWR 4x4 6.7 diesel crew cab 174.2 wb with a 3560 lb payload.
And the exact same specs F350 SRW with a 10000 lb GVWR with a 2360 lb payload. There's your folly of just engineering numbers.
More to do with marketing and engineering.
