Are You Buying All These Half-ton Claims?
"All-New F-150 Can Tow a Ram, a Silverado & Haul Two Hondas" Tows 12,200, claimed. (Ford Truck Enthusiasts) I guess we can soon do away with our 3/4 & 1-tonners. In a couple years the capacity rac...
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brulaz wrote:monkey44 wrote:
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My point was, and still is, would you rather travel with your family in a truck at the maxed out level of its specs (even if just barely under specs), or would you rather carry your family in a truck in the mid-range of the safety specs.
Which one is safer --
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And, it seems lots of folks on here want to look at the numbers and squeeze every single extra drop out of those numbers. I believe that is an unsafe position to take when your family safety is at stake ...
So I am risking the safety of my family by loading my truck up close to it's GVWR of 7500. But not if I load it to 6500# (half the payload).
Do you also travel at half the speed limit?
What nonsense and fear-mongering.
Well Half of payload, full pay load, or over payload.
Many talk about issues driving on the interstates I have zero issues on the interstates. Where you need to think about the ability of your combination is when traveling at near interstate speeds on roads like below, posted limit of 55 most roll at 60 or a bit better. The most common non blocking speed is 60 mph!
