can I increase my tow vehicle's tow rating
am confused. just read in july. manufacturer's use engine power for tow rating but further states if you improve performance it won't improve tow rating?
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Then again, you can be like me, I do not trust the manufacture tow ratings to work as "I" need them too. So I go thru many hoops and other figuring out to see if it will truly tow to its rating! Per MY ratings mind you.
At the end of the day, you may get a rig that will have no issues towing over its ratings. OR, as I have some, it will not tow to its ratings.......
I would suggest you look up the latest and worst jsea spec or whatever it is called, and ask youself. Am I willing to go up a 5% grade as little as 40 to 35 mph? if under 15000, its 40, over 15K its 35. Am I will to go up no greater than a 12% grade at max rating? if not, you better know what to deduct that max weight so you can go up a 25-30% grade as I have gone up too many times to count on both fingers and toes.
Also remember, that "W" in gvWr, gcWr, graWr.......while you may think it is weight, the real W is "warranty!" along with weight! Go over the weight, your warranty could be null and void depending upon what breaks, vs how and why!
Marty
At the end of the day, you may get a rig that will have no issues towing over its ratings. OR, as I have some, it will not tow to its ratings.......
I would suggest you look up the latest and worst jsea spec or whatever it is called, and ask youself. Am I willing to go up a 5% grade as little as 40 to 35 mph? if under 15000, its 40, over 15K its 35. Am I will to go up no greater than a 12% grade at max rating? if not, you better know what to deduct that max weight so you can go up a 25-30% grade as I have gone up too many times to count on both fingers and toes.
Also remember, that "W" in gvWr, gcWr, graWr.......while you may think it is weight, the real W is "warranty!" along with weight! Go over the weight, your warranty could be null and void depending upon what breaks, vs how and why!
Marty
