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TomG2
Mar 14, 2019Explorer
People can and do manage to tow with overloaded tow vehicles. They are in for a treat if they ever tow with a more competent unit. When folks come on here saying that some component, like the tires or rear axle are rated much higher than what the manufacturers advise for a gross vehicle weight, they are playing with numbers to justify their decisions. One tows with a whole vehicle, not just the transmission, rear axle, front tires, or cigarette lighter, no matter how much "extra" strength the individual components have. Otherwise, all they would have to do is put bigger and bigger rear axles under a Ranger to create a towing monster.
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