1/2 ton SAE J2807 tow ratings

spoon059 wrote:
And for the record, I think it is rather childish that Ford, GM and Dodge all pulled out of this agreement because the other guy wasn't doing it. If they were concerned with safety and educating the buyers (whole purpose behind the standard) then GM and Ram should have gone along with the standard and made a big stink about how comply with this standard and Ford is too afraid of it.

I have to give more respect to Toyta for agreeing to the standard and then honoring their agreement even when everyone else backed out at the last minute.

To GM's credit they did publish their new tow ratings for about 3 weeks on their online ordering guide website with the new SAE specs. The 1/2 ton and one ton trucks changed a couple of hundred lbs at the most. Many weren't changed. The 3/4 ton in certain models dropped from 17xxx to 15xxx lbs was the major change.

IMO safety was never a major part of the new SAE specs but rather a same spec for picking towing performances.

Toyota reduced a few models by up to 400 lbs. If a 10600 lb rating drops to 10200 lb its simply not that big of a deal. Toyota doesn't sell trucks or compete in the HD 3/4 and one ton pickup truck market so their choosing to go with the SAE specs simply doesn't mean much either.

The new SAE specs doesn't change any trucking weights laws or the way folks work the same trucks out here on our highways. Just my opinion but the SAE specs won't change anything or help a newby choose a truck to do the job. They will have the same help me choose questions and the same old answers of yeah its will work fine to the usual you need a one ton truck.