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I'm looking at a 1 ton drw. What is the gross weight on the door sticker ? The new chevy's are at 13025lbs. Because I don't know the weight of the empty truck yet, can anyone tell me if an Arctic fox ...
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RobertRyan wrote:RoyJ wrote:
With chains it's simple, but vehicles a lot more difficult. All we have to do is look at instances where the OEMs themselves magically raise "tow rating", with ZERO mechanical changes, in the midst of a marketing war (F150 vs Titan early 2000's, Ram vs GM vs F150 early 2010's). Then there are vehicles that are magically rated lower in North America than Europe or Australia (mostly SUVs), knowing we're a sue-happy society...
On the other hand US Pickups are rated a lot lower in Australia. Several factors but payload and type of hitch are some main ones.
Interesting! Are they tongue weight limited? They sure aren't power limited compared to most Aussie powertrains...
Goes to show just how arbitrary "tow ratings" are. Laws of physics are constant on earth, yet ratings are all over the place for a given vehicle.
