New TV, made lemonade out of lemons...
So the 2006 Jeep Commander that had been our tow vehicle is finally on the downward repair spiral. We had been using it for the past two years (finding out on here that it was marginal or really not ...
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mkirsch wrote:
NC Hauler,
Rather than beat around the bush, I'll ask this question direct:
Would you limit yourself to 10,000lbs with a 10,000lb GVWR F350 SRW pickup truck, even though the only difference from a standard 11,500lb GVWR F350 SRW is a number on a sticker?
I stated what I stated... I don't care what model the truck is.. I go by trucks posted GVWR and it's posted GCWR. It's the reason I own the truck that I do. Again, this is very, very unpopular on this forum..Thus the reason I'm referred to as the weight police and even ridiculed by some who want to only use, and justify RAWR's and tire weight ratings.. Believe me, I DO understand ALL the numbers...not only RAWR's, but also the manufacturer of the rear axle and THEIR weight rating, which is normally even higher, it's just the way I prefer to do it...I've been called names and even lost friends on this forum for what I post at times on this topic.. but I KNOW I will have NO questions on if I'm going to be overweight, or if I'm going to have to "mod" something on my truck to make it work.
I've told others, when they are trying at times to justify what they're towing with, about using their RAWR and tire weight ratings to let them know how to wring out every ounce of CCC they can have, though I personally don't use this formula...it's just the popular way it's presented on this and a few other forums...I tend to actually believe it's safer to go with manufacturers suggested weight limits and figure the TV will last longer...Again, understand, it's not popular, you get called names, but I stand by my convictions....Everyone will make up their own mine as I have, and feel good about their decision, as I have.
Jim
