Creative Towing

RobertRyan wrote:

Shiner Brock wrote:
Again, I never stated that that our class 3 trucks can pull 100 tons nor would I use it to. All I said is that they can tow the RV that the Actros was pulling in the picture. Not only can they tow it, but they can be used as a daily driver as well once you get to your destination which cannot be easily done in a class 8 truck.

Of course we have a fixation with horsepower because it dictates the speed at which we can tow. Since the average speed limits of our highways are higher and we have much higher highway elevations, speed it important when towing. Like I said in another thread, our truck are made for our market.

Lastly, there is nothing saying that the truck in the picture was a 600 hp 16 Actros, and even if it was I stated that our pickup truck engines have more horsepower than the base Actros engine. I never said it had more power than the 16L engine that you claim that truck has.

The Class 3' do not tow, ride, turn, are as stable as well as Class 8's, that is why increasing number of Americans and Canadians are going to Class 8's. or Toterhomes.Generally they use a small Smart Car to get around in towns or tow a Garage behind them. Speed on freeways is easily met by a Class 8 .You do not use base engines to tow anything large or heavy, in a Class 3.neither a Class 8
The Axxor has been introduced as a MDT using the base engines

And speed on highways is easily met with the kind of motor home that Actros was towing. That was a 16k or maybe and 18k at the most which is well within what our class 3 trucks can easily tow. Maybe that is a lot of when for your midsize pickups(utes), but not for our class 3 pickups. A class 8 truck is simply not needed for that little of weight and would made for a very limiting unloaded daily driver.