Magic towing dust
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One of the biggest arguments I hear is that if you cause an accident and are overloaded you have so much liability and negligence on you because you were 200 lbs overloaded.
I have always maintained the fallacy of this stance... If you cause an accident you are already liable. The tool capable of the job coupled with a competent operator is the safest way to operate. An oversized vehicle doesn't make the operator safer. You can be under all ratings and be a hazard on the road. (yes I am talking about the guy who was pulling his fiver and decided it was awesome to tailgate me at 72 mph, and then blew my doors off passing me) you can also be over your ratings and operate sensibly and be perfectly fine and safe. (I.e. The Tundra pulling a fiver at 55 mph in the slow lane allowing pleanty of room around him).
My personal experience tells me this is true, I have had a half ton and a crew cab Dually and pulled the same trailer. The Half ton out handled the Dually big time. The Dually was awesome at hauling a load but didn't handle worth a darn.
The F150 stopped faster (towing or not!, handled better, and was a positive towing experience once everything was set up properly.
The Dually pulled harder with its V10 and 3.73 gear where the F150 was just adaquate, but nearly every other aspect of the experience (towing and not) gave me a preference for the old "grocery getter" F150.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
One of the biggest arguments I hear is that if you cause an accident and are overloaded you have so much liability and negligence on you because you were 200 lbs overloaded.
I have always maintained the fallacy of this stance... If you cause an accident you are already liable. The tool capable of the job coupled with a competent operator is the safest way to operate. An oversized vehicle doesn't make the operator safer. You can be under all ratings and be a hazard on the road. (yes I am talking about the guy who was pulling his fiver and decided it was awesome to tailgate me at 72 mph, and then blew my doors off passing me) you can also be over your ratings and operate sensibly and be perfectly fine and safe. (I.e. The Tundra pulling a fiver at 55 mph in the slow lane allowing pleanty of room around him).
My personal experience tells me this is true, I have had a half ton and a crew cab Dually and pulled the same trailer. The Half ton out handled the Dually big time. The Dually was awesome at hauling a load but didn't handle worth a darn.
The F150 stopped faster (towing or not!, handled better, and was a positive towing experience once everything was set up properly.
The Dually pulled harder with its V10 and 3.73 gear where the F150 was just adaquate, but nearly every other aspect of the experience (towing and not) gave me a preference for the old "grocery getter" F150.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
