ChooChooMan74 wrote:
The title says it all. I hear so many people saying "you will be over", "you need a truck with a V8", "You can't tow with that size vehicle". This is especially true to a newbie, trying to get into RVing, and doesn't have the resources for a big truck to tow a big trailer. They may have a smaller SUV and looking to get a small trailer. Everyone is saying "They can't do it". That was even said to me. All that my baby diesel can pull is a small popup. As you can tell, I downsized 2' from what I wanted and about 1000 pounds.
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So, what do you think about the guy who is 100 pounds or so over GVW or "tow rating"?? This guys says, go ahead, live your life, enjoy your camper, and be safe. You only live once, enjoy it while you can.
By the way, the local short tracks, those tow rigs were real scary! For a while, I didn't even know trailer brakes existed, because no one I knew had one! Never even heard of a weight distribution hitch!
My issue and the reason that I suggest sticking to the numbers is because
usually those asking the questions are more like
me than like
you.
Me: relatively little towing experience. Not truck/vehicle savvy.
You: lots of towing experience. Seemingly mechanically inclined.
Given my experience level, I feel that I am safest in a truck that fully adheres to all of my ratings. I also proved that I'm able to recover from stupid mistakes (all but getting stuck in the mud at a campground in Ohio) by having a truck that can fully support the weight in/on/behind it.
That said, the nastiness that weight threads raise is just appalling from BOTH sides. The grandstanding and grandiose comments are just stupid.
