Trucks are too tall for fifth wheel
I'm presently towing a 1999 Jayco 23' fifth wheel. It's total weight is 6500 pounds loaded. My tow vehicle is a 2006 GMC 1500hd with a tow capacity of 7990 pounds with the 6 liter V8 and a 3.73 rear e...
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TURNKEY wrote:
Wow thanks for that info Old Biscuit....or should I say Old Biscuit-Wan Kenobi. A little googling was very informative and somewhat reassuring in that you CAN compare apples to apples but the difference in tow ratings between my 2006 1500hd (basically a 3/4 ton drivetrain on a half ton frame) and the new half tons is huge! As I've said before I'm rated for 7990# and now you can easily get 11000# in a half ton. I can't believe manufacturers were sand bagging before, how did the ratings increase so much?
They were not "sandbagging" before. They have just realized that having more towing capacity, especially in a 1/2 ton truck...sells more trucks. So they have redesigned the trucks to have a higher tow rating. If all things are equal between two trucks, the one rated with the newer J2807 standard would have a lower towing capacity.
Regarding your situation, I agree, the height of modern trucks is somewhat ridiculous.
