Give them somewhat of a break

...and when the manufacturer publishes their specs, they do not know which type of trailer I will be towing, so they must assume the worst case which is RV. Ten percent TW on an RV in my opinion is marginal and not likely to happen in the real world.

I understand that RV's are different, thats why I don't tow over 8,000 lbs even though Ford sez I can tow 11,300.

I don't think the OEM's consider an RV the worst case scenario. the loads hardly shift and they are relatively easy to tow.

Horses, Cows, and other livestock I bet are worse case scenarios.

Here is the issue the OEM's are facings, they have MANY cross sections of people who want to tow things.

Some want to tow utility trailers, some car trailers, some livestock, some agriculture equipment, some boats, some RV's… etc etc etc

The OEM's have zero idea what you personally are going to do with the truck once it leaves their lot… but they have to put some rating on there.. then marketing gets involved.. etc etc etc.

So what does this all mean.. same thing I said in my other post… it comes down to the

OPERATOR, experience, and common sense more than anything else.

No rating can make up for common sense.

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RV's AND consider the new giant 5'ers the worst have huge 'high profile' issues They tower over the TV, and more often than not driven by first time RV'ers. :(

Any wind, semi passing, change lanes a tad to fast and you better have the correct TV. Wind and semi's passing is a natural EVERYDAY event on the road so why take the chance?

In regards to the livestock comment:
I will take hauling my 4 horses in my 4 place slant road trailer with 'all four horses scrambling' ANY DAY over a high profile RV. Trust me it's much easier and safer to haul livestock trailers.!

I can pull my horse trailer thru high winds no problem. My TT, any type of excess winds and I was out of commission and off to the side waiting for them to die down. Henceforth why the highway department sends out 'high profile' warnings when the weather dictates its.

You will rarely see accidents with flipped over livestock combos. Compared to daily events of RV's flipping over all across the country.