Pulling with half ton!
Hey gang. New to the site, and surprisingly for being Canadian, new to RV'ing. Just buying a 2007 Jayco JayFeather 29D. GVW is 7050 lbs. My question for you experienced towers is this: I have a 2...
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Just a little thing to think about.
I rebuild electric hoists in our shop, we have to see what thay will pick up before we let them go " load test" a 1 ton hoist will pick up 2 1/2 tons before the load clutch slips, and the load brake holds way way more than that.
my point, you guys don't really think they only test these trucks with only the advertised max load right, they test them way over that and under rate them to " if you will " cover there rear.
I know why they did it, they think people don't have a lick of common cents these days " and I do think it is falling off a bit " but use a little common cents and have fun camping, stop loosing sleep over beeing 500 of 1000 lbs over weight.
In the last 20 years we have gone so far overboard with safty regulations and ratings we almost can't tow anything with a truck and stay within the limits of the door sticker.
how did anybody survive the 50's-60's-70's pulling 14-20ft TT's that were built with wood and steal with station wagons and half ton trucks.
I get so tired of seeing, OH LORD YOU PULL THAT WITH A 1/2 TON......YOUR GONNA DIE AND KILL THE REST OF US "
I rebuild electric hoists in our shop, we have to see what thay will pick up before we let them go " load test" a 1 ton hoist will pick up 2 1/2 tons before the load clutch slips, and the load brake holds way way more than that.
my point, you guys don't really think they only test these trucks with only the advertised max load right, they test them way over that and under rate them to " if you will " cover there rear.
I know why they did it, they think people don't have a lick of common cents these days " and I do think it is falling off a bit " but use a little common cents and have fun camping, stop loosing sleep over beeing 500 of 1000 lbs over weight.
In the last 20 years we have gone so far overboard with safty regulations and ratings we almost can't tow anything with a truck and stay within the limits of the door sticker.
how did anybody survive the 50's-60's-70's pulling 14-20ft TT's that were built with wood and steal with station wagons and half ton trucks.
I get so tired of seeing, OH LORD YOU PULL THAT WITH A 1/2 TON......YOUR GONNA DIE AND KILL THE REST OF US "
