Finally made it to the Cat scales
Getting the truck right took longer because of the Covid related supply issues but I did this to simulate a full camper.... I had a full black and grey tank. Fresh was almost empty. Stocked the k...
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burningman wrote:
I passed by a guy on the side of the freeway yesterday with a super nice newer truck and camper, left rear single tire had blown out and messed up his quarter panel.
I run trucks for a living, cranes most of the time and hauling horses part time.
I’m perfectly comfortable ignoring pickup truck weight “ratings” as most are entirely artificial numbers.
But you won’t catch me running at or over a tire’s rating. Those are real numbers.
I tend to agree with you about truck and tire ratings but consider that tire ratings allow for the max rated speed in the desert heat. If you are not running at/in those you have some margin.
