GVWR, Payload, Towing Capacity or GCWR
What trumps what when making a TV decision. I'm not a pulling expert by any means but when looking at commercial trucks they always seem to display their GVWR and GCWR. Should I be using these rather ...
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Decide if you believe in the specifications, limits and RATINGs first
If not, then do whatever like so many do, but know that you have taken the OEM
off the warranty and liability hook.
If yes, then note that there is a 'R' in GCWR, as it is in all 'ratings' specifications
It is called 'margin' to engineers and to the public 'safety margin'. Heaped
in that are many, many things. One is longevity (warranty). Performance is another
and safety is baked into it
Performance also includes braking...that many do NOT believe is part of performance
Performance also has the ability to manhandle the setup within some predetermined
specification. Not at the minimums, but at the maximums of the spec.
Meaning fully loaded to the GVWR/GAWRs/GCWR, at max speed, at max
ambient conditions, etc, etc, etc...it has to be able to stop within
the spec and not just once...but as many times as the spec states...etc, etc, etc
All of the 'RATINGs' has design specifications and testing. To finally agency
certification testing.
Again, most don't believe in this. A few of my past careers were both as designer
and project/program management of design teams. Why I'm a believer, as I used
to have to toe the line to my corporation, insurance and agencies. No automotive
but industrial controls and have been sued personally 4 separate times for
wrongful deaths...none went to trail, as my insurance took my documentation
to the other side and showed them the futility of their claims
Personally because my name is on most doc's as designed by, drawn by,
checked by, approved by...and partner in the small controls company, etc
If not, then do whatever like so many do, but know that you have taken the OEM
off the warranty and liability hook.
If yes, then note that there is a 'R' in GCWR, as it is in all 'ratings' specifications
It is called 'margin' to engineers and to the public 'safety margin'. Heaped
in that are many, many things. One is longevity (warranty). Performance is another
and safety is baked into it
Performance also includes braking...that many do NOT believe is part of performance
Performance also has the ability to manhandle the setup within some predetermined
specification. Not at the minimums, but at the maximums of the spec.
Meaning fully loaded to the GVWR/GAWRs/GCWR, at max speed, at max
ambient conditions, etc, etc, etc...it has to be able to stop within
the spec and not just once...but as many times as the spec states...etc, etc, etc
All of the 'RATINGs' has design specifications and testing. To finally agency
certification testing.
Again, most don't believe in this. A few of my past careers were both as designer
and project/program management of design teams. Why I'm a believer, as I used
to have to toe the line to my corporation, insurance and agencies. No automotive
but industrial controls and have been sued personally 4 separate times for
wrongful deaths...none went to trail, as my insurance took my documentation
to the other side and showed them the futility of their claims
Personally because my name is on most doc's as designed by, drawn by,
checked by, approved by...and partner in the small controls company, etc
