J2807 SAE towing standards

IdaD wrote:
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And they remove unessential stuff like center consoles and bumpers, just like most owners do in the real world.

That is the 'curb'...AKA stripper model, that are used to derive
their ratings

Along with one 150lb driver, some fluids (some full up) and for towing
the only option: "tow option"

Why folks get hosed when they use the ratings out of context. Both the
TV's "curb" and trailers "dry"

Uncle Bill taught me that when was a teen...he only bought 3/4 ton
base models (curb, stripper) that most OEMs no longer offer for sale
but use them for ratings testing

Press board door panels. Hand crank windows. Bare/painted sheetmetal
floor with a rubber mat. Perforated, press board ceiling liner.
No AC. No Automatic. No radio. Stock bench seats that were a pain,
along with the suffering delivering to S San Jose in the summer heat...

He did change and ordered the fleet side with wood flooring when he
figured he could get more into that bed.

Taught me that it had the highest payload and he regularly over loaded
it with SS Kitchen stuff for restaurants. His business was custom SS
Commercial Kitchens.

Only a couple on this portal have admitted that they owned one of
those 'curb' pickups. Our admin, Marty, is one of them... :B