Weight police will LOVE this one ...
Was looking at 2500HD GMC see a recent 'factory price increase' of a few grand -- which bumps the truck price a bunch. So, decided to compare Ford - never owned a Ford, always been GMC guy. SO, I e...
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Unfortunately there is a huge difference between what a truck can haul and what it should. A friend went out and bought a 5th wheel then went and bought a new truck to pull it. It worked but just. The dealer quoted the specs that it was well within what the truck could haul every time he went in about it. The mechanics were not as positive that he had the right truck for the job. A couple years later he went out and bought a bigger truck with a diesel engine. Was a lot happier as it hauled it without a problem.
Same with weight. Your TCer may be 2500lbs and the truck can carry 3000lbs but it may do so without a lot of grace, power or surefootedness. Once you add in emergency braking, fast starts, sharp corners, head winds and side winds you will quickly find that things do not always fit as the salesman / specs says.
Same with weight. Your TCer may be 2500lbs and the truck can carry 3000lbs but it may do so without a lot of grace, power or surefootedness. Once you add in emergency braking, fast starts, sharp corners, head winds and side winds you will quickly find that things do not always fit as the salesman / specs says.
