Onboard Tongue weight
Interesting article from Truck Camper Magazine on the new F-150s that will have built in weight sensors. You can get an accurate payload number from the infotainment screen, your smartphone app, or f...
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There is no policing on these freebie forums...just opinions and those with a cautionary point...labeled with the derogatory "weight police"
Can see both benefits of not having to go to a weigh station and a recording for warranty purposes for the OEM
Agree, killing the engine would be unsafe...but going into the various limp modes a very real option for the OEM's to take
Posted this on another thread about this...wonder how they designed in high hysteresis and high enough set points to manage dynamic & shock loads.
Betcha tons of interactive communications with the other computer's and sensors...AKA "highly integrated"...which IMHO, becomes a nightmare to fix
Can see both benefits of not having to go to a weigh station and a recording for warranty purposes for the OEM
Agree, killing the engine would be unsafe...but going into the various limp modes a very real option for the OEM's to take
Posted this on another thread about this...wonder how they designed in high hysteresis and high enough set points to manage dynamic & shock loads.
Betcha tons of interactive communications with the other computer's and sensors...AKA "highly integrated"...which IMHO, becomes a nightmare to fix
