Towing a pop up with 4cylinder SUV
My current lease on a 6-cylinder Chevy Equinox with factory towing package is up soon and I'm thinking about getting another Equinox. I got the 6-cylinder (able to tow up to 3500lbs) to tow my pop ...
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Or....
"for the day Mr Murphy crosses your path...either your have the proper sized whatever(s) and setup correctly...or...NOT...spot on...there will be no time to go back to the store...nor time to resetup"
Makes no difference whether short trip down the road or across the country...Mr Murphy is always there waiting to cross your path
Plus..."It only happens to the other guy"...tell that to that other guy...
Size, ratings/limits and setup is all for that day Mr Murphy crosses your path...boils down to the ability to both the driver and setup to manhandle the situation...or not...
Lost to, too many folks, is the fact that all things engineered & designed are NOT for the good days when anything 'can' tow it...but...for that Mr Murphy day...
That ability to manhandle it is spelled out in ALL of OEM's specifications/ratings/limits/etc info and is their contract to the owner of its abilities...but only to that specification/rating/limit...that is also all of the OEM's CYA (read the fine print too)
"for the day Mr Murphy crosses your path...either your have the proper sized whatever(s) and setup correctly...or...NOT...spot on...there will be no time to go back to the store...nor time to resetup"
Makes no difference whether short trip down the road or across the country...Mr Murphy is always there waiting to cross your path
Plus..."It only happens to the other guy"...tell that to that other guy...
Size, ratings/limits and setup is all for that day Mr Murphy crosses your path...boils down to the ability to both the driver and setup to manhandle the situation...or not...
Lost to, too many folks, is the fact that all things engineered & designed are NOT for the good days when anything 'can' tow it...but...for that Mr Murphy day...
That ability to manhandle it is spelled out in ALL of OEM's specifications/ratings/limits/etc info and is their contract to the owner of its abilities...but only to that specification/rating/limit...that is also all of the OEM's CYA (read the fine print too)
DutchmenSport wrote:
WHENEVER I read statements like this:
"I only camp 3-5 times a summer, no longer than 3 hours away, and mostly on highways and back roads, rarely up and down big hills. "
I divert your attention to this quotation that I created. Regardless of what you tow with .... PLEASE think about what I'm saying here:
“You really need to think in terms of what is the ultimate extreme usage you'll be experiencing with your truck, not what is the lightest usage and hope it's OK when the extreme happens."
