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Originally Posted by thatoneguy
Im well aware how it works, im also a commercial driver. The rating on trucks serves as more guidelines to me as for example, I have F350 srw at work that are derated to 3/4 ton for registration purposes. Safety wise they are perfectly safe to tow what any other 1 ton would but on paper it doesn't appear so.
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I will say again, with emphasis, this is not the oilfield. One off modified trucks in a Halliburton shop etc. do not pertain to families buying RVs and trying to tow them safely. I live in the oilfield, and no, you guys are not doing everything possible every day to be safe (in fact referred one of your "big red" drivers to your management for dangerous driving). So, IMO, try to address established towing limits as established for everyone. Your pic of the "overloaded" hot shot rig has nothing to do with towing an RV....more like the flatbed trailers the manufacturers use to get their unrealistic numbers - that's
NOT RV towing experience.