Noob with questions - need expert advice
I am just getting into the world of truck camping, and I wish I had discovered it earlier! It provides so many more options than the giant 16k lb 5th wheel toyhauler we had - as well as being much mo...
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The more I read and look at that hitch, the more I realize I'm gonna have to go with the Torklift setup if I want to do it safely.
GM rates the truck as being able to bumper tow 18k lbs. If I was doing it without an extension, I would - simply because the liability would fall on GM if it failed, and insurance companies have the $$$ and HP to fight a corporate giant like GM. If I gave both the insurance co and GM an easy excuse like the extension, I'm sure I'd be the one taking all the liability.
I'm either gonna have to factor in the cost of the hitch, etc. or look at a smaller TC with less overhang.
GM rates the truck as being able to bumper tow 18k lbs. If I was doing it without an extension, I would - simply because the liability would fall on GM if it failed, and insurance companies have the $$$ and HP to fight a corporate giant like GM. If I gave both the insurance co and GM an easy excuse like the extension, I'm sure I'd be the one taking all the liability.
I'm either gonna have to factor in the cost of the hitch, etc. or look at a smaller TC with less overhang.
