Why doesn't the math work?

Greene728 wrote:

wildtoad wrote:
I'm not a math guy, nor am I much on hitch, pin, towing weights. But you say you end up with 1,420 lbs for pin weight which is over 1/2 ton.

And are you a fan of Young Frankenstein?

I noticed his username and thought the same thing! LMBO!

Sorry, back to the topic. The 1/2 ton towable gimmick is nothing more than marketing to sell units to folks who have no clue what they are getting into. A very, very slim number of 1/2 trucks can actually tow a small to medium sized fifth somewhat safely and fall right at the TV specifications (e.g F-150 with max tow and max cargo). But from a marketing strategy, most pick ups on the road are 1/2 ton, so they are trying to appease this crowd and draw them in with what I consider false advertising. Sure, the rig may fall within the 1/2 ton ability completely empty and stripped down. But start adding essential items such as propane tanks, battery, tv's, bed mattress, cook ware, blah blah blah, and presto! Your right at or just north of 10k in most cases. But when it was weighed at the factory it was 1/2 towable. And you'd be amazed at how many people fall for it knowing no better, and how many salesmen say "oh sure, you'll be just fine!". Hogwash and nothing more.

sorry, it is not a gimmick.. Many states regulate the vehicles on their roads by weight.. up to 10,000 lbs can be considered NOT commercial, and over 10,000 is commercial (see Massachesets, and others)..

they charge different fees and have different requirements..

all of the manufacturers want to sell vehicles, so they rate them to fit into the state regs. what the ACTUAL vehicle components are rated has nothing to do with it..

ford has the 250, and GM & Dodge the 2500 series..