How do you really judge TV adequacy anymore?
I've spent a lot of time looking at the ever-changing capabilities of pick-ups, and a separate thread earlier today really go me thinking about the uselessness of truck categories. The 1/2, 3/4 and 1...
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Lantley wrote:
However I'm not sure this post is about value and money as much as it is: "How to choose the right truck for the job"?
Towing parameters are very important and should be factored when choosing a truck, however how you plan to use the truck is equally important. Focusing solely on towing parameters alone when comparing trucks would be a mistake
Exactly, and I still feel it is a fairly open question. There are those 'in the know,' who are learned in the various distinctions in design and build. There are many others, however (myself among them), who do not have mechanical backgrounds and want to make the best decisions. Historically, I felt that staying within the ratings of a truck would accomplish that goal. Nowadays, I'm questioning that.
It used to be that ratings served as something of an objective guideline in the face of the subjective question of 'What would I be comfortable with?' The more they stretch the ratings, the more I wonder if those ratings no longer serve that same objective purpose. That's the foundation of my struggle.
Allow me to ask my question in a different way...
Newer 1/2 ton trucks are rated for significantly higher towing and payload capacities than they used to be. Are they really able to handle that much more with the same degree of stability and durability, or have the manufacturers gotten more generous with their ratings? Asked another way, is a modern day 1/2 ton that has 40% more in payload capacity than those of a decade earlier really 40% more capable to carry that load?
