What I saw at the campground.
Every Christmas we take two weeks to visit family at the coast and travel down the coast. This year we spent a few days in Myrtle Beach. We were cruzing around the campground and I saw at least two ...
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Funny that this is being brought up. My FIL and I were discussing this just the other day and how every truck class has evolved over the years after he noticed that my 2014 2500 had a higher GVWR of 10,000 lbs than his 2003 F350 which was at 9,900 lbs.
Today, 1/2 tons are rated to tow things that a 3/4 ton would have been rated for a decade ago, and what a 1 ton was rated for a decade before that. In fact, all of the truck classes have progressed. The DRW 1 tons today are towing weight that would have been considered for a medium duty truck a decade ago, and SRW 1 tons are towing things that would be considered for a DRW a decade ago. And as the difference between my FIL's 1 ton and my truck, 3/4 tons are rated at or even more than what a 1 ton was rated for a decade ago. That is what happens when each truck make is in a proverbial pissing match to "one up" each other over the decades.
We concluded that what you think can tow what is very depended on your age. A young 30 year old may believe that a 1/2 ton is fine to tow 10k lbs because that is what they could do in his time, an older 40 year old might think that a 3/4 ton is needed because that is what was needed to tow 10k in his time, and an even older 50 year old might think a DRW 1 ton is needed to tow 10k because that was what was needed to tow 10k in his time. In other words, you are showing your age.
Funny thing though. Some people have a problem with a 1/2 ton towing 10k, but think that a 1 ton is perfectly fine to tow 30k. Go figure.. :h
Today, 1/2 tons are rated to tow things that a 3/4 ton would have been rated for a decade ago, and what a 1 ton was rated for a decade before that. In fact, all of the truck classes have progressed. The DRW 1 tons today are towing weight that would have been considered for a medium duty truck a decade ago, and SRW 1 tons are towing things that would be considered for a DRW a decade ago. And as the difference between my FIL's 1 ton and my truck, 3/4 tons are rated at or even more than what a 1 ton was rated for a decade ago. That is what happens when each truck make is in a proverbial pissing match to "one up" each other over the decades.
We concluded that what you think can tow what is very depended on your age. A young 30 year old may believe that a 1/2 ton is fine to tow 10k lbs because that is what they could do in his time, an older 40 year old might think that a 3/4 ton is needed because that is what was needed to tow 10k in his time, and an even older 50 year old might think a DRW 1 ton is needed to tow 10k because that was what was needed to tow 10k in his time. In other words, you are showing your age.
Funny thing though. Some people have a problem with a 1/2 ton towing 10k, but think that a 1 ton is perfectly fine to tow 30k. Go figure.. :h
