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BenK
Apr 27, 2016Explorer
A very good thread and best for the lurkers out there
It is NOT that your TV can NOT do it, nor have it's wheels instantly
fall off...but...they will sooner than if below the OEM ratings
On the good days out there, just about anything 'can' do it
How well, how long, how safely, and the biggie for me...at the moment
Mr Murphy crosses your path...you either have the proper/right sized/etc
sized stuff spot on, or not...there will be no time to go back to the
store for proper/right sized/etc...nor time to re-setup
Do you really wish to be always worried about the setup because it is
just at the ratings? Watch the temp gauges like a hawk. This is supposed
to be a camping trip...AKA vacation. Not a worrisome trip. IMHO, why
I always purchase the biggest can afford and ride quality is NOT on
my 'have to have list' and is towards the bottom of my 'nice to have list'
All OEM Ratings use the stripper model (curb for the TV and dry for the
TT) and certified to the regulatory agencies to published specifications
Those specifications are defined max: incline, altitude, temp, humidity, etc, etc
On engine size and gear ratios...another 'can' do scenario. A larger
ICE (internal combustion engine) will get it going quicker and higher
top speed (faster). Be able to get it moving after stopping on a mountain
road fully loaded to GCWR (that is part of the certification testing
to regulatory agencies). Not just once, but several times within a
specified time, etc, etc
It is NOT that your TV can NOT do it, nor have it's wheels instantly
fall off...but...they will sooner than if below the OEM ratings
On the good days out there, just about anything 'can' do it
How well, how long, how safely, and the biggie for me...at the moment
Mr Murphy crosses your path...you either have the proper/right sized/etc
sized stuff spot on, or not...there will be no time to go back to the
store for proper/right sized/etc...nor time to re-setup
Do you really wish to be always worried about the setup because it is
just at the ratings? Watch the temp gauges like a hawk. This is supposed
to be a camping trip...AKA vacation. Not a worrisome trip. IMHO, why
I always purchase the biggest can afford and ride quality is NOT on
my 'have to have list' and is towards the bottom of my 'nice to have list'
All OEM Ratings use the stripper model (curb for the TV and dry for the
TT) and certified to the regulatory agencies to published specifications
Those specifications are defined max: incline, altitude, temp, humidity, etc, etc
On engine size and gear ratios...another 'can' do scenario. A larger
ICE (internal combustion engine) will get it going quicker and higher
top speed (faster). Be able to get it moving after stopping on a mountain
road fully loaded to GCWR (that is part of the certification testing
to regulatory agencies). Not just once, but several times within a
specified time, etc, etc
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