parker.rowe wrote:
blt2ski wrote:
Hence why I do not trust tow specs from manufactures. Even the new everybody is supposed to meet tow specs, are too easy to meet in some ways. A min 12%grade pull in first gear! I can name multiple roads steeper than this that one would stall out on! Min speed of 40mph on a 5% freeway grade, 35moh if over 15000gvwr truck. Some on here would poop bricks going that slow. If I can't go up a 30% grade and start on a 30% grade I poop bricks.
Know what ratings mean, how they effect you, and reduce accordingly!
Narty
I'm guessing most people will never pull their camper up a 30% grade.
Shiners post about doing away with the old 1/2-3/4-1ton ratings is spot on. Nothing fits those molds anymore.
The axle and weight ratings are really where it's at to figure out what meets your needs.
I know that I am towing at the limit for my truck but the only places that I have used 4wd low range were paved roads getting to peoples houses. So how steep of hill you will climb may depend on your neighborhood.
