Grit dog wrote:
I'm in the "as long as I'm pretty close to the ratings I don't worry", but I've been towing stuff for a long time with a lot more rag tag setups than any newer vehicle and also have seen the failure point of suspensions, axles, frames, bent hitches etc working as a mechanic. In all cases things were grossly overloaded. This give me comfort in pushing some limits a bit, with caution.
This is more where my husband is, but I'm in the overcautious to the point of paranoia camp ;). We picked it up out of state, so we already towed it 500+ miles with no problems, but the heavier duty receiver would just make me feel better.
