Why all the hate on 1/2 ton tvs
Like the title says I have read many posts that basically suggest that towing a 30ish foot Tt with a 1/2 ton truck is wrong and your going to Indanger your family and anyone around you on the road tha...
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spoon059 wrote:
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My Tundra weighs 6000ish pounds and lets say I tow a 9000 lbs trailer. I've got 15,000 lbs combined as I descend this fictitious mountain when my brakes go out.
Someone else has a Ram 3500 dually that weighs 7500 lbs (curb weight, not including any gear) and is towing a trailer that weighs 30,000 lbs. That Ram has 37,500 lbs combined as they descend this fictitious mountain when their brakes go out.
Now... you are telling me that the 37,000 lbs Ram will stop in a shorter distance than the 15,000 lbs Tundra will?
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Now... who is pushing hyperbole on these forums?
You did not read what I wrote. If both tow vehicles are towing a 9,000 pound trailer which has less than perfect brakes, the 3500 will provide more braking capacity. Electric brakes are notoriously poor performers after a relatively short time. Checked yours lately? All it takes is a bad ground or a wire broken from driving through some brush.
