Frontal Area
I am brand new to RVing, and want to be safe and comfortable.I have a 2018 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab 2wD. Max towing Capacity is 6300lbs Tongue Load 630lbs. Max GCWR 11,250lbs. I found expandables well...
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dodge guy wrote:Bobbo wrote:
OK, you subtract the frontal area of the truck to get the trailer's frontal area. THEN you have to add the frontal area of the truck to the trailer's frontal area ("Frontal area is the total area in square feet that a moving vehicle and trailer exposes to air resistance") to get the total frontal area. Seems easier to me to just use the trailer's frontal area. You get the same number.
No. The TV’s frontal area isn’t figured into the equation because Ford already did that. You take the trailers frontal area then subtract the TV’s frontal area and that gives you the frontal area of what you are towing. It doesn’t need to be difficult because it isn’t!
You can argue with the manual's quote that is highlighted in red if you want, but it still says "a moving vehicle and trailer." To me, the phrase "a moving vehicle" means, well, the moving vehicle, and the phrase "and trailer" means the trailer. If you have a source that shows otherwise, please provide it, otherwise, the only source is the manual that says "a moving vehicle and trailer." Your word, unsupported, is not convincing. Provide sources please.
