Towing capacity vs max cargo weight rating
Hello all! Can someone clarify something for me? If a truck's max gooseneck trailer loaded weight is 15,100 lbs (as per manufacturer towing guide - it is a Ford) - how can the max cargo weight rati...
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Lantley wrote:
Exactly and you don't have to be a CSI detective to see that the 2500 SRW truck is overloaded pulling that 42'toy hauler, based on its GVW figures.
Would not take much to find towing parameters and ratings for the combo involved. It's really not that complicated.
Is a Kenworth hauling a Cat D11 on a heavy-haul lowbed trailer "overloaded"? Compared to the standard 80k GVW reefer? What's a towing parameter of a Kenworth to begin with? Why is he legal on the road once all overweight permits are bought? What if he rear-ended a family in a minivan? How's a 20k lbs tractor towing 250k lbs trailer safer than an 8k lbs 2500 towing an 18k toy hauler?
There are literally millions of vehicles on the road beyond typical rated use. If we go with "what ifs", then we better all stick with OEM Corollas driven at 50 mph down the freeway.
