Contradicting Tow Vehicle Advise

Littlesonny1 wrote:
Thanks guys for the info so far. We went out today and had a look at the Nissan Armada at a dealer and for once found somebody with straight talk. The sales manager actually told us the Armada was not the vehicle for us and to go look at a truck, on the order of a 2500.

We went down the road to another Chevy dealer and get the full 911 on the Silvarado with the Max Trailer Package.

We were quite impressed by various features of that vehicle and with the Max package giving 12,000lbs towing are very much leaning in that direction.

We're in no hurry and have the time to make the right choice. We learned a lot today.

I've read several times about weighing TT and TV in various setups but I've never been able to understand where. On the rare occasion I see a state weigh station they are always shut.

That is what I meant by:

You will find that the MTWR (Max Tow Weight Rating) is bogus, unless
you have the stripper TV and 'dry' trailer that has a 10% tongue
weight percentage (it should be 12% to 15% and I prefer heavier)

Again, unless you purchase the 'curb' (AKA Stripper model with
*NO* options...other than the tow option) and only weigh 150lbs.
Plus no other people, no pets, no ice chest...ETC...NOTHING

*AND* the trailer is a 10% tongue with *****NO***** frontal area
above the TV's roof line....

Then this MTWR applies

Wish I could find that picture of the trucks lined up for their
testing. They had flat bed trailer with weights up to their advertised
MTWR (Max Tow Weight Rating)

You say learning...and said already learned the hard way on some
of your TV purchases...well...you will continue to learn the hard
way believing the MTWR applies to any fully optioned TV stuffed
with people, pets, cargo, etc, etc

The OEMs and sales folks LOVE that...they get to sell another and
many times yet another one...