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B_s_Bunch
Jun 26, 2013Explorer
ChooChooMan74 wrote:ependydad wrote:You forgot the 3rd camp. The I am uneducated and don't give a hoot camp that will tow anything just because they think they can....
There are 2 camps when it comes to weights - 1) you should be within all of a truck's limits; 2) exceeding truck's limits is acceptable within reason. Full disclosure, I'm in camp #1 but see the reasoning and logic behind camp #2. (In fact, ChooChoo above was one of the people that swayed me.)
That said, I think everyone should be educated - especially newbies who are just getting into this. It's one thing for someone with 20 years of towing experience to decide to overload vs. someone who has little to no experience.
What you really need to do is load up your truck like you were camping and go get weighed. From there, the math is pretty simple:
What Can I Tow?
There is a fourth camp (Its got a hitch dont it) whats the problem hook up:h
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