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Ron Gratz wrote:
... can you please tell us how your "gravity, wind, levers, and all that good stuff" gives a better maximum trailer weight than the values determined by TV manufacturers.
DiskDoctr wrote:
In any case, I tow regularly with my 4Runner V8 Limited (rated @ 7k tow) at about 6000-6500 lbs with a full cargo area in SUV. A bit of lugging on the steep mountains, but never had a handling or braking issue.**
By my math --
80% of 7000# is 5600# and
6000-6500# is 86-93% of 7000#.
Does that mean it's really okay to tow at 93% of the rated towing capacity? How about 100%?
Ron
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โFeb-20-2014 04:37 PM
DiskDoctr wrote:Are you telling us that your 80% comfort factor is based on physics?
'Little relevance...' Really? how does gravity, wind, levers, and all that good stuff work in 'your world'??? It still pulls Down, doesn't it? Or does 'Gravity 1.2' work in some other direction?---
DiskDoctr wrote:By my math --
In any case, I tow regularly with my 4Runner V8 Limited (rated @ 7k tow) at about 6000-6500 lbs with a full cargo area in SUV. A bit of lugging on the steep mountains, but never had a handling or braking issue.
โFeb-20-2014 03:01 PM
DiskDoctr wrote:You need to read a bit more carefully. I didn't say ORF is the source -- I said:
Your fallacious premise is asserting that Open Roads is the source of this guideline
The earliest (12/04/00) reference I can find in Open Roads Forum to a towing-related "80% anything" is ---
โFeb-20-2014 02:25 PM
As with many towing myths, this application of an "80% rule" was based on a fallacious premise.
Unfortunately, if an opinion gets repeated enough times, some people begin to believe it is a fact.
โFeb-20-2014 02:19 PM
jsparkscougar wrote:
Does anyone know of a lite weight travel trailer good for a couple that could be towed with an SUV?
โFeb-20-2014 02:13 PM
APT wrote:The earliest
The "80%" rule, guideline, whatever people call it often covered RVing vs. other types of trailers that are far easier to tow. It also generally covered the payload limitation of half ton vehicles and smaller for family RVing. As Ron suggested, there is no such thing as an 80% anything. Learn what each limit is for any given TV with respect to RVing and you can operate up to and some people believe over certain ratings.
Find out how much your vechicle can pull then do not exceed 80% of that tow limit.. The 80 / 20 rule.
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