When discussing tow vehicles...
I think we should ban the use of marketing terms... I.e.: 1/2 ton, heavy 1/2, 3/4 ton, 1 ton.... Including the numbers attached to them... I.e. 150/1500, 250/2500 etc... Additionally, omit any and ...
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The herd does NOT like real or meaningful numbers/nomenclature/badging
Marketing works so well on that portion of the bell curve that I call the herd
Hopeless...below are just some of the threads on exactly what you speak...plus
so many do not either understand what RATING means, and/or do not
believe in them...worst are the advisers who either don't understand
themselves and/or provide advice..."sure you can"...."been doing that
for decades or thousands of miles with no issue/problem"...
Or that most newbies will only own a 'half ton'...biggest vehicle they
have EVER owned/driven...so of course a monster to them...or that they
will read/hear/see marketing of the HD/MAX TOW/MEGA/SUPER/etc half ton
so it is more capable than then higher classes (+8K GVWR's)
Why another member went out and checked to find IIRC, 15 different
GVWR's all marketed as 'half ton'...and...all from the same OEM/badge
Careful...you will be called "The Weight Police" ! There is no
policing on any of these freebie forums, nor liability. Called that
as a derogatory to reduce the validity because they did not get what
they wanted to hear...or again, do not understand what rating means
and/or do not believe in them
Ratings, terms and opinions of what they mean... 5 pager
Ratings & specifications...is it that hard ??? 3 pager
The Problem With GVWR and GCWR 4 pager
should yave done my weight homework. 3 pager
Stay here mainly due to the numbers of PMs and newbies who might listen
and help them figure it out. Buddies dad came here and found what he
was looking for...but his is an old farmer and almost got killed using
bad advice here...another main reason I'm here...real world experience
of what can and did happen
Example of how folks get the wrong advice
Marketing works so well on that portion of the bell curve that I call the herd
Hopeless...below are just some of the threads on exactly what you speak...plus
so many do not either understand what RATING means, and/or do not
believe in them...worst are the advisers who either don't understand
themselves and/or provide advice..."sure you can"...."been doing that
for decades or thousands of miles with no issue/problem"...
Or that most newbies will only own a 'half ton'...biggest vehicle they
have EVER owned/driven...so of course a monster to them...or that they
will read/hear/see marketing of the HD/MAX TOW/MEGA/SUPER/etc half ton
so it is more capable than then higher classes (+8K GVWR's)
Why another member went out and checked to find IIRC, 15 different
GVWR's all marketed as 'half ton'...and...all from the same OEM/badge
Careful...you will be called "The Weight Police" ! There is no
policing on any of these freebie forums, nor liability. Called that
as a derogatory to reduce the validity because they did not get what
they wanted to hear...or again, do not understand what rating means
and/or do not believe in them
Ratings, terms and opinions of what they mean... 5 pager
Ratings & specifications...is it that hard ??? 3 pager
The Problem With GVWR and GCWR 4 pager
should yave done my weight homework. 3 pager
Stay here mainly due to the numbers of PMs and newbies who might listen
and help them figure it out. Buddies dad came here and found what he
was looking for...but his is an old farmer and almost got killed using
bad advice here...another main reason I'm here...real world experience
of what can and did happen
Example of how folks get the wrong advice
