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Re: [RC] weigh your trailer - stevebThis is really a more complicated question. Typically a 3/4 ton truck can "tow" more than a one ton because you are limited to the Gross Combined Vehicle Weight which includes the truck, trailer, and load. The GCVW is often the same for a 3/4 ton and a one ton and might be higher than the State limits without having a commercial permit. Since a one ton weighs more than a 3/4 ton, the 3/4 ton can tow more and stay within the GCVW. This is just one factor in many about safe towing. Steve On Wed, January 28, 2009 10:36 am, Laney Humphrey wrote: Years ago, on my way to St. Jo, MO for the beginning of the XP01 ride, I weighed my loaded to the gills rig. I was overweight by several hundred pounds. Several years later I was shopping for a new truck and trying to be careful. Figuring out just how much more, say a 1 ton, can pull over a 3/4 ton isn't easy because the truck itself weighs more which then has to be subtracted from the total. When all was said and done, there wasn't much difference, especially considering that there wasn't much difference between the two engines either. It seems to me, that the best best for real safety is to forget the "light" trucks and go up to a 1.5 ton. Laney D'Arcy Demianoff-Thompson wrote:How close to the factory specs for the truck and trailer, loaded, come Jonni? D'Arcy -- D'Arcy L. Demianoff-Thompson cest.mon.virage@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:cest.mon.virage@xxxxxxxxx> "Go Ball State University Cardinals"=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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