New 30ft Trailer Towing Experience
Picked up our 2016 Sunset Trail 270BH from Manteca and towed it back to Reno using our 2014 Toyota Sequoia Platinum with 113t P rated Michelin LTX Defenders aired up to 42psi (max 44) and an Equalizer...
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bluepost,
I don't doubt what your saying, and I understand the J2807 spec was to set up a standard all vehicle manufactures would use, so why the derating?
And when this spec is used to recalculate hitch capacity did it derate others as well?
Additionally it doesn't make sense to say 10% of GVWR when some vehicles have different GVWR capacities. That would mean they either change out the hitches or use the same hitch (which makes more sense) and use a lower number.
However 10% is what I was told by both the dealer and factory customer service folks. Maybe it just a CYA.
I don't doubt what your saying, and I understand the J2807 spec was to set up a standard all vehicle manufactures would use, so why the derating?
And when this spec is used to recalculate hitch capacity did it derate others as well?
Additionally it doesn't make sense to say 10% of GVWR when some vehicles have different GVWR capacities. That would mean they either change out the hitches or use the same hitch (which makes more sense) and use a lower number.
However 10% is what I was told by both the dealer and factory customer service folks. Maybe it just a CYA.
