Why all the hate on 1/2 ton tvs
Like the title says I have read many posts that basically suggest that towing a 30ish foot Tt with a 1/2 ton truck is wrong and your going to Indanger your family and anyone around you on the road tha...
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RinconVTR wrote:CKNSLS wrote:mb1776 wrote:
These weight discussions are exhausting...being a newbie the issue of weight is very confusing. The manufacture tells you one thing to sell the truck. The RV dealer tells you another to sell the trailer. The only absolutes in this discussion seem to be 1) your tv has a weight limit developed with safety in mind. 2) your TT also has a weight limit so that it can be operated safely. 3) whether you, as the owner of both the tv and tt, choose to go inside or outside those limits is entirely up to you. For myself, having tried to tow my 6600 lbs TT with a 1/2 ton a few times, I decided I would be more comfortable stepping up to a 3/4 ton. I know I will be safely inside the parameters on both the tv and tt. Having that peace of mind with a wife and two small children riding along is worth it to me.
Are you really safer?
Exactly. Lets stop assuming bigger is better in all cases...AND that bigger = safer. That is a false belief, as false as they come.
Let the slalom decide.
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The trucks perform better in the slolam once LT tires are added... At one point the suburban with P rated tires seems to nearly lose control.
There are unconventional TV's in this test as well...very little body roll and seems to handle extremely well in the slolam.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
