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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So we’ve beat this to a pulp again. But at least, it has been a real discussion. Here in Columbus Ohio we have a lawyer commercial on all the time, Columbia Law where he talks about calling them if you’ve been injured by a truck any truck.
Why? Because all the commercial truckers have a big liability policy. A lot of Rvers carry a million or two umbrella policy. But at least we can talk about it here, if you go over to the Keystone Cops forum you get ran out for not believing the weight police.
Where the weight police are wrong, in my opinion, is that they only look at one side of the arguement. The defense lawyer will have very good arguments on the defendant side also.
But, bottom line is can we improve safety? I consider a hard stop a near miss in the safety world. I had three hard stops on my 2018 Ram w the fifth wheel and three without the fifth wheel.
The reasons for me in two cases were assured clear distance, two case drivers cutting in front of me or making unlikely fast stops and two were due to distracted driving.
So recently I bought a new Ram with the distance pacing cruise control and the forward collision w stop plus the lane keeping function. I can attest that it works as advertised and has already helped me several times.
I also found out that I have almost zero depth perception. I found this out starkly brining my new truck back from NC. The new system slowed me down on the freeway several times and I looked while it happened and I could not tell I needed to slow down till much closer.
Im a bit ADD and this system I’m sure will help me w distracted driving and I can attest it gives me enough feedback to make me a better driver already. I also w the purchase upgraded my payload and towing ability but interestingly enough they have the same tires of my old truck but tows 3000+ more and has 500 lbs payload more.
These weight limits don’t make you safe in my opinion. I’m not saying you shouldn’t know your weights relative to the axle tire ratings, but I don’t agree with getting people to trade in a perfectly good 250/2500 truck when that would be a serious financial hardship.
Work on what safety really means, assured clear distance, minimizing distracted driving, your rig in great condition, watch your speed. Now I know why those old farts 20 years ago were towing a fiver 60-65 mph.
Don’t drive sleepy. I also fell asleep a few seconds in early December for a second or two, I was speeding up and headed for the ditch. The new truck beeps and a few other annoying things to sleepers to wake them up.
I don’t want to hit a SUV loaded w kids going full speed.
I think we should spend more time fretting over safe driving habits.
Peace
So we’ve beat this to a pulp again. But at least, it has been a real discussion. Here in Columbus Ohio we have a lawyer commercial on all the time, Columbia Law where he talks about calling them if you’ve been injured by a truck any truck.
Why? Because all the commercial truckers have a big liability policy. A lot of Rvers carry a million or two umbrella policy. But at least we can talk about it here, if you go over to the Keystone Cops forum you get ran out for not believing the weight police.
Where the weight police are wrong, in my opinion, is that they only look at one side of the arguement. The defense lawyer will have very good arguments on the defendant side also.
But, bottom line is can we improve safety? I consider a hard stop a near miss in the safety world. I had three hard stops on my 2018 Ram w the fifth wheel and three without the fifth wheel.
The reasons for me in two cases were assured clear distance, two case drivers cutting in front of me or making unlikely fast stops and two were due to distracted driving.
So recently I bought a new Ram with the distance pacing cruise control and the forward collision w stop plus the lane keeping function. I can attest that it works as advertised and has already helped me several times.
I also found out that I have almost zero depth perception. I found this out starkly brining my new truck back from NC. The new system slowed me down on the freeway several times and I looked while it happened and I could not tell I needed to slow down till much closer.
Im a bit ADD and this system I’m sure will help me w distracted driving and I can attest it gives me enough feedback to make me a better driver already. I also w the purchase upgraded my payload and towing ability but interestingly enough they have the same tires of my old truck but tows 3000+ more and has 500 lbs payload more.
These weight limits don’t make you safe in my opinion. I’m not saying you shouldn’t know your weights relative to the axle tire ratings, but I don’t agree with getting people to trade in a perfectly good 250/2500 truck when that would be a serious financial hardship.
Work on what safety really means, assured clear distance, minimizing distracted driving, your rig in great condition, watch your speed. Now I know why those old farts 20 years ago were towing a fiver 60-65 mph.
Don’t drive sleepy. I also fell asleep a few seconds in early December for a second or two, I was speeding up and headed for the ditch. The new truck beeps and a few other annoying things to sleepers to wake them up.
I don’t want to hit a SUV loaded w kids going full speed.
I think we should spend more time fretting over safe driving habits.
Peace
