Is J2807 worthless?
A recent thread was locked due to brand bickering. Before I got a chance to respond to the latest turn of the conversation. It was stated that J2807 a worthless standard by a few people... Primaril...
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ShinerBock wrote:
These are the two main reasons why I say raise the speed requirement which in turn would lower the tow ratings to a more reasonable number most pickup truck owners would tow with these trucks. Plus since the J2807 doesn't have a long distance down hill braking test I wouldn't mind seeing some lower towing numbers on these vehicles.
The gradeability test is done on highway 68 in AZ climbing from 550ft to 3500ft in 11 miles. It's a decent highway to use for such testing. Very few 2500/3500 trucks towing 25Klb+ rigs can sustain 55mph up this grade. Especially when its 115F! Making the test 55mph minimum isn't real world. I want tests that are inline with what the typical person would be experiencing.
