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RinconVTR
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Dec 24, 2013

Payload "capacity/rating" - not even the OEM's agree?

There are two things that bother me most on this site, of which too many jump on the band wagon and become self-proclaimed experts repeating the same thing over and over until it becomes gospel. 1...
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bmanning
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Dec 24, 2013
sch911 wrote:
LarryJM wrote:
I won't argue the point except to say I think a reasonable approach is to use the rule of thumb 80% of your GCVWR for towing these "BRICKS"


There is no 80% rule. You can run right up to the maximum ratings. Believe me we test them well beyond those loads with more than TT/5er frontal areas, and at ambient temperatures well beyond normal.


That is good to know!

BTW you have the dream job of probably 2/3 of us on this forum...you actually do while we sit around discussing!

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