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Having camped off and on since I was a child, I learned very early that tent camping is not for me! A few years ago, my then girlfriend decided we were all going camping. Me and my 2 kids, her and her...
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realter wrote:
Recently I was reading a post about somebody who had a broken axle, and all of you were giving consolidations to him or her. Something in the post interested me, so I was reading their former posts. Having nothing to do I was back a number of years ago, and suddenly burst out laughing. They had a post very similar to this one, where they were defending their way overloaded truck. So it does happen. Myself, I figure those highly educated mechanical and automotive engineers put these load ratings on vehicles for a reason. And yes, my lightweight NS Laredo on the GMC 2500 is right at GVWR. My posted weight is 2406 lbs, but on numerous scales over the past 6 years the camper weight is 700 to 800 lbs over that, with minimal water, no beer, no dog, and no wife.
I have read that before too, I also saw a post about a frame that cracked. I am not sure how much has changed, the trucks I was reading about were the earlier (pre-07) tundras, and the frames and axles have been beefed up, from my understanding.
So the question becomes, if the current offerings for my truck from Lance are as heavy, or heavier than my camper, has Lance gotten into the business of trying to kill its customers? If this is what they are offering, they must have recommendations on how to do it safely.
