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SolidAxleDurang's avatar
Sep 22, 2013

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 all brand recognition....

Only reference our tow vehicles in terms of GVWR and GAWR (front and rear)...

What say you? New forum rule? It would make this forum a lot more friendlier.

Should we start a campaign?
  • SolidAxleDurango wrote:
    coolbreeze01 wrote:
    I for one don't really care about the GVWR and GAWR of other folks vehicles. Carry on..........


    Do you respond to requests for help when other forum members ask about their vehicles capabilities?


    Sure do. Here is my comment in a towing with a Highlander thread:

    "I think it will be a little better than a 1964 VW bug. I've had both...."
  • 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
  • I agree, these 'ton' ratings are from the 50s and mean very little anymore. I don't know if they ever meant anything.

    Nice idea.. but it'll take a long time to change people.
  • coolbreeze01 wrote:
    I for one don't really care about the GVWR and GAWR of other folks vehicles. Carry on..........


    Do you respond to requests for help when other forum members ask about their vehicles capabilities?
  • I for one don't really care about the GVWR and GAWR of other folks vehicles. Carry on..........