And so does my 50 years of experience doing this stuff trump the guys that have been doing this for 40 year ? Not really. Seriously guys, you don't need to get all butt-hurt when your comments are called out.
OP, I stand by my statement: take your truck and trailer to the scales. Come back with real numbers. The question is, as I stated earlier, can you stay within, specifically AXLE and tire ratings ?
Numbers count, because that is what the engineers at GM have assigned to all these various components.
Discussions of GVWR and payload are another part of the whole picture. We can see many 2500 series trucks running around loaded beyond the labelled GVWR, yet under the axle rating. Imagine that.
OP, don't let these guys get you down just because they are ganging up on both you and me. Get the real numbers, do the research, become an educated user. You might be surprised at what you learn.
And in the end, it may in fact be that you "are" over the axle limits. If so, you will know based on real data, not internet hype.
EDIT: no where in my post did I suggest to the OP he should tow in an unsafe or overloaded manner. My suggestion was to taake the rig to the scales.
As to the discussion on the brakes of the truck vs GVWR....hmmm....we seem to have some folks that know a lot about it. So which is it ? Are they designed to stop just the truck at GVW? Or is it GCW ? What are the parameters for that test ? How many times, or on what percent grade must they perform to what level ?
