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JustWaitAFrekinMinute JustWaitAFrekinMinute is offline
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Default Towing again....

On 6/3/2013 11:28 AM, John H wrote:
On Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:53:35 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:

So, someone here said something about 80%. Was that "80% of the rated
towing weight is where you should stop loading". Do I assume that the
"rated" towing is bulked up for sales as opposed to buffered for safety,
is that what you all are saying?


I think 80% is a good idea. It gives you some slack for carrying water, food, parts, tools, etc,
etc. It's simply a safety margin that is used by a lot of trailer pullers.

John H.



Hummm... I had the impression that you all were suggesting 80% as a
loaded weight...