Is this truck and trailer combo safe??
So I've been lurking here for awhile, and now DH and I are getting ready to purchase our first travel trailer. His truck is rated to tow 6,200 pounds, and the payload is 1,688 pounds. The trail...
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This is the same old argument, if 3/4 and 1 ton trucks have LTs your pick up needs LTs. Well why not your Chevy or Smart car? You want you family to be safe don't you.
There is no doubt that an LT is more robust tire. But thousands of farmers, construction workers and others will tell you that a half-ton is much more than a grocery hauler.
We all like to think that bigger and stronger means safer but safer is more closely related to the user.
This is all a moot point anyway, if you feel faster, stronger or safer with LTs or any other TT "upgrade" then by all means do it.
Heck, I like to tinker with improvements myself. Like chicken soup, they usually cannot hurt. But please remember, no matter what TV you have, it comes with a set of spec's and ratings written by the folks who built it.
There is no doubt that an LT is more robust tire. But thousands of farmers, construction workers and others will tell you that a half-ton is much more than a grocery hauler.
We all like to think that bigger and stronger means safer but safer is more closely related to the user.
This is all a moot point anyway, if you feel faster, stronger or safer with LTs or any other TT "upgrade" then by all means do it.
Heck, I like to tinker with improvements myself. Like chicken soup, they usually cannot hurt. But please remember, no matter what TV you have, it comes with a set of spec's and ratings written by the folks who built it.
