TT Accident - SWAY
F250 pulling TT If he would have hit the TT brakes (best) or TV brakes, he might have saved it.
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Fast Mopar wrote:transferred wrote:
Very true, dodge guy. The only thing I'll add is that that 3/4 ton was a gasser which weighs approximately 1,000 lbs less than the diesels. Not the main factor, of course.
It sounds like you are implying that since a diesel truck is heavier than the same model gas truck, that the diesel would be able to handle the load better due to the extra weight. Actually, according to the manufacturers, this is not true. A 4WD truck is a little heavier than the same truck with 2WD, and the 2WD version has a slightly higher tow rating. Likewise, a regular cab truck is lighter than the same truck in a crew cab, and the regular cab version has a slightly higher tow rating. Look up the tow ratings for any of the Big 3 and that is what you will find. Certainly a diesel truck will be rated to tow more than an equivalent gas truck, but it has nothing to do with the fact that the diesel engine weighs more than the gas engine.
Not only that they are sprung differently between a diesel and gas. So it's back to square one!
