Don't believe the combined weight ratings
My little half ton had a rating of 9,000lb for a loaded TT. I can tell you first hand that towing only 7500 (29 ft.) TT was a horror ride from Pa to Tx. I had WD bars on that combo along with sway con...
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That is why the SAE J2807 testing is important. When a car magazine provides car test results where there was not payload or trailer load the numbers are meaningless. I want to know I can accelerate up to freeway speed in time not to become a hazard or a statistic. I want to be able to stop even if the trailer brakes are not working.
Something I really appreciate too is the strength of the frame of a vehicle. I have had several trucks that had failures that were the result of too thin a frame and too much flexing and fatigue. Only the Toyota trucks and 4WD utility vehicles have consistently had strong frames.
But it is a mistake to get stuck in the past. The 2011 2500/3500 GM trucks got a greatly stronger frame as did the Ram trucks in 2014. I would expect this is also true for the new Ford F-150 trucks which would be interesting in that in the 2500/3500 segment Ford has continued with the weakest frames of any of the pickup truck manufacturers. Even the F-450 pickup shares the frame of the F-350 pickup and you have to go to the chassis cab version to get a stronger frame and stronger front suspension and greater payload.
Something I really appreciate too is the strength of the frame of a vehicle. I have had several trucks that had failures that were the result of too thin a frame and too much flexing and fatigue. Only the Toyota trucks and 4WD utility vehicles have consistently had strong frames.
But it is a mistake to get stuck in the past. The 2011 2500/3500 GM trucks got a greatly stronger frame as did the Ram trucks in 2014. I would expect this is also true for the new Ford F-150 trucks which would be interesting in that in the 2500/3500 segment Ford has continued with the weakest frames of any of the pickup truck manufacturers. Even the F-450 pickup shares the frame of the F-350 pickup and you have to go to the chassis cab version to get a stronger frame and stronger front suspension and greater payload.
