When I carefully point out to owners that their beloved twin-cab or LC200, or RAM 1500 or whatever cannot safely tow anywhere near the claimed tow capacity as a PIG trailer (van) invariably I am attacked from all angles despite me providing indisputable facts and figures to support my assertions.
Some owners quickly understand, and are grateful for my advice, but there still is a hard core that cannot understand,, will not understand, or simply don't want to know. Ignorance is bliss. Cheers
KJB said
05:03 PM Apr 27, 2023
yobarr wrote:
RickJ wrote:
Jeepers, I can certainly relate ti that comment!!
When I carefully point out to owners that their beloved twin-cab or LC200, or RAM 1500 or whatever cannot safely tow anywhere near the claimed tow capacity as a PIG trailer (van) invariably I am attacked from all angles despite me providing indisputable facts and figures to support my assertions.
Some owners quickly understand, and are grateful for my advice, but there still is a hard core that cannot understand,, will not understand, or simply don't want to know. Ignorance is bliss. Cheers
Facts are stubborn things....... KB
Possum3 said
05:13 PM Apr 27, 2023
yobarr wrote:
Jeepers, I can certainly relate to that comment!!
When I carefully point out to owners that their beloved twin-cab or LC200, or RAM 1500 or whatever cannot safely tow anywhere near the claimed tow capacity as a PIG trailer (van) invariably I am attacked from all angles despite me providing indisputable facts and figures to support my assertions.
Some owners quickly understand, and are grateful for my advice, but there still is a hard core that cannot understand,, will not understand, or simply don't want to know. Ignorance is bliss. Cheers
Jeez Chris, if you are going to bring facts into the game, I'm gunna take my bat and ball and go home.
Southern Cruizer said
06:31 PM Apr 27, 2023
Possum3 wrote:
yobarr wrote:
Jeepers, I can certainly relate to that comment!!
When I carefully point out to owners that their beloved twin-cab or LC200, or RAM 1500 or whatever cannot safely tow anywhere near the claimed tow capacity as a PIG trailer (van) invariably I am attacked from all angles despite me providing indisputable facts and figures to support my assertions.
Some owners quickly understand, and are grateful for my advice, but there still is a hard core that cannot understand,, will not understand, or simply don't want to know. Ignorance is bliss. Cheers
Jeez Chris, if you are going to bring facts into the game, I'm gunna take my bat and ball and go home.
Possum3 here we go again. Joke section getting serious and looks like another debate. Meet halfway, you bring the bat, I'll bring the ball
Possum3 said
10:36 PM Apr 27, 2023
Chap on ABC Radio tonight was explaining to those in the market for a tug that if the big Chevy Silverado was to tow it's advertised towing capacity - the driver and all his gear all up in vehicle would need to be no more than 62 kg to be legal - pretty skinny naked driver may get away with it.
Tony Bev said
11:27 PM Apr 27, 2023
Possum3 wrote:
Chap on ABC Radio tonight was explaining to those in the market for a tug that if the big Chevy Silverado was to tow it's advertised towing capacity - the driver and all his gear all up in vehicle would need to be no more than 62 kg to be legal - pretty skinny naked driver may get away with it.
Or those who identify as slim, LOL
Craig1 said
08:52 AM Apr 28, 2023
" the driver and all his gear all up in vehicle would need to be no more than 62 kg to be legal "
That would be 2/3rds of me and the better half would have to do ultra marathons beside the rig.
-- Edited by Craig1 on Friday 28th of April 2023 08:53:15 AM
Magnarc said
01:06 PM Apr 29, 2023
Possum, I'll be Umpire. C'mon guys lets keep this part of the forum for jokes!!!!!!!
yobarr said
01:40 PM Apr 29, 2023
Magnarc wrote:
Possum, I'll be Umpire. C'mon guys lets keep this part of the forum for jokes!!!!!!!
Gee Phil, I wouldn't have picked you as a person to worry about trivialities.
Solution is simple. If your time is so precious that you can't spare 30 seconds to read anything after OP's contribution, which always is worthy of being in the joke section,don't read any posts after that. Simple stuff.
Cheers, and may I wish you much humour in your life? Life's too short to worry about trivialities.
Chap on ABC Radio tonight was explaining to those in the market for a tug that if the big Chevy Silverado was to tow it's advertised towing capacity - the driver and all his gear all up in vehicle would need to be no more than 62 kg to be legal - pretty skinny naked driver may get away with it.
Didn't see that, Possum, but when you say "Big Chevy Silverado" I'm assumingbyou mean Silverado 2500 because the Silverado 1500 hasn't a snowflake's chance in hell of safely towing a PIG trailer that weighs anywhere near the car's rated tow capacity.
As always, ridiculously low rear axle capacity is the problem, but this is conveniently overlooked or ignored by those reviewing the product.
Whether this is intentional, as no company would pay any reviewer to give a negative report on a product, or because these reviewers don't have any understanding of weights is something I don't know, but this "Eats utes for breakfast", and similar rubbish needs to be exposed for what it is. Rubbish.
Both Silverados, and bigger models, are beautiful cars but the smaller of the two is a sheep in wolf's clothing IMO. Beware. Cheers
P.S Recently a forum member sent me a PM seeking help with his purchase offa Silverado 1500, and after I did all the figures for him we found that, for him, that vehicle was perfect. He was very happy that he was able to proceed with his planned purchase, knowing that his set up was not only legal but most importantly, also safe.
-- Edited by yobarr on Saturday 29th of April 2023 02:09:25 PM
Jeepers, I can certainly relate ti that comment!!
When I carefully point out to owners that their beloved twin-cab or LC200, or RAM 1500 or whatever cannot safely tow anywhere near the claimed tow capacity as a PIG trailer (van) invariably I am attacked from all angles despite me providing indisputable facts and figures to support my assertions.
Some owners quickly understand, and are grateful for my advice, but there still is a hard core that cannot understand,, will not understand, or simply don't want to know. Ignorance is bliss. Cheers
Facts are stubborn things....... KB
Jeez Chris, if you are going to bring facts into the game, I'm gunna take my bat and ball and go home.
Possum3 here we go again. Joke section getting serious and looks like another debate. Meet halfway, you bring the bat, I'll bring the ball
Or those who identify as slim, LOL
" the driver and all his gear all up in vehicle would need to be no more than 62 kg to be legal "
That would be 2/3rds of me and the better half would have to do ultra marathons beside the rig.
-- Edited by Craig1 on Friday 28th of April 2023 08:53:15 AM
Gee Phil, I wouldn't have picked you as a person to worry about trivialities.
Solution is simple. If your time is so precious that you can't spare 30 seconds to read anything after OP's contribution, which always is worthy of being in the joke section,don't read any posts after that. Simple stuff.
Cheers, and may I wish you much humour in your life? Life's too short to worry about trivialities.
Didn't see that, Possum, but when you say "Big Chevy Silverado" I'm assumingbyou mean Silverado 2500 because the Silverado 1500 hasn't a snowflake's chance in hell of safely towing a PIG trailer that weighs anywhere near the car's rated tow capacity.
As always, ridiculously low rear axle capacity is the problem, but this is conveniently overlooked or ignored by those reviewing the product.
Whether this is intentional, as no company would pay any reviewer to give a negative report on a product, or because these reviewers don't have any understanding of weights is something I don't know, but this "Eats utes for breakfast", and similar rubbish needs to be exposed for what it is. Rubbish.
Both Silverados, and bigger models, are beautiful cars but the smaller of the two is a sheep in wolf's clothing IMO. Beware. Cheers
P.S Recently a forum member sent me a PM seeking help with his purchase offa Silverado 1500, and after I did all the figures for him we found that, for him, that vehicle was perfect. He was very happy that he was able to proceed with his planned purchase, knowing that his set up was not only legal but most importantly, also safe.
-- Edited by yobarr on Saturday 29th of April 2023 02:09:25 PM
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Gee Phil, I wouldn't have picked you as a person to worry about trivialities.
Not everyone has the same interpretation of the word trivial as you Christopher!!!!!!!