Verticaltrx
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- Dec 30, 2009
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- VA
- Tractor
- Kubota B3200/L2501/SVL65-2/U35-4, IH 454/656, Ford NAA, Case 1845C/480E/450C LGP
As for the medium-duty trucks, none of ours list a GCWR on the data tag (Chevy C60, GMC C5500, IH 4700). That said, they are all cab chassis models setup for dump bodies. I'm wondering if the aforementioned tag came off a truck that was intended for use as a road tractor? (Just thinking out loud). Regardless, most of the time the GCWR on a medium-duty truck is equal to or greater than the GVWR, which is a lot compared to a pickup.
That brings me to the basis of this discussion, and I personally think it is crazy to be towing 20,000lbs of anything behind a pickup. Once you step up to a medium-duty truck you'll see how unsafe and unproductive towing that much with a light duty truck really is. Regardless of what the mfg's are 'rating' trucks at nowadays, they are still a light duty truck and can't handle the rigors of heavy use like that for very long. Did I mention it's also unsafe....
That brings me to the basis of this discussion, and I personally think it is crazy to be towing 20,000lbs of anything behind a pickup. Once you step up to a medium-duty truck you'll see how unsafe and unproductive towing that much with a light duty truck really is. Regardless of what the mfg's are 'rating' trucks at nowadays, they are still a light duty truck and can't handle the rigors of heavy use like that for very long. Did I mention it's also unsafe....