J2807 for smaller vehicles
As far as I know, only Toyota and Ford currently apply the SAE J2807 standard to rate towing capacity of vehicles that aren’t trucks. What do you think? Can we believe these numbers? I would like t...
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APT wrote:
Less than 5% of drivers have ever used WOT.
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What makes you think that? I see and hear a high percentage of drivers every day with their foot to the floor. Portland freeways coming out of downtown requires pretty much merging from a stop onto a 6.5% uphill grade with curves. Every truck and trailer combination is giving it all they got. When I used to drive truck for a paint manufacture, I think our trucks spent more time at WOT than not. I could only manage about 20 MPH coming out of downtown loaded, and with the UD cabovers, I'd have to stop and the zoo on hot days to pop the cab forward and let it cool, so I could make it to the top of the hill.
Some of our remote mountain passes like Cabbage Hill or the Siskiyous means WOT for 10+ minutes at a time! If you have an RV, you want power. Otherwise you'll be stuck in the right lane with the triple-trailers going 15 MPH.
