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Originally Posted by JRTJH
I'd ask one question (well a bunch of questions): Do you have any substantiated documentation to validate the statement I changed to red? We all know there's some "fudge factor" but to call it "HUGE" ???? What's "HUGE" 100 pounds? 500 pounds? 1,000 pounds? How do we know? When does that "HUGE" factor age out? When the tires are 5 years old? When the springs have flexed 250K times? When the brakes are 50% worn? when the frame has been loaded to "max capacity" plus a "HUGE" factor for 6 trips? or 12??
I'd suspect that none of us have access to any data to confirm anything "HUGE" so how do we address it with any reliability?
ADDED: And, a point to consider: Wouldn't the RV manuacturers also be subjected to that same "lawsuit" if they didn't also "bake in a HUGE" safety factor?
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Those are good questions for sure, and I certainly don't have a specific answer for you.
In the case of the RV makers, we can see their specific factor of safety: The put (2) 3500 lb Dexter axles on a trailer with a GVWR of 7700 all the time, or tires rated to handle the trailer wight all the time that will be overloaded after 1 year (See the good old LR C Trailer King tires). I'd argue the truck capabilities are more understated, as components vary much more mildly between truck sizes. These are just my obeservations mind you. I definitely don't have a 100% answer for you.
Anecdotally, my new 33', 6300lb rig is MUCH more stable when I pass semis/Semis pass me than my old 29', 4900lb Passport ever was.