If you a going to cruise the country with an RV trailer, why not choose the
best?
Cost is no object since the taxpayer is paying for it. Flawless bureaucrat
logic! Of course, this is unrelated to the purpose of the "tests "
On a more serious note, the complexities of such a project are way beyond
the one line, simplistic conclusions - since there are SO MANY VARIABLES,
Without going into a long disertation, there are two primary issues 1) a
towability index for the trailer and 2) a towing capability for the tow
vwhicle (whatever that is) PLUS the hitch, braking systems, etc., etc., etc.
If they want a consultant, I might be interested.
Oliver Filippi
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From: AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Hunter Hampton
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:49 PM
To: AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [A/S] SAE Tow Ratings
Perry Joe Scudder wrote:
> Hi List,
> I remember attending a seminar at an International 5 or 6 years ago that
was
> put on by the two gentlemen that had just been assigned this project by
> Uncle Sam. One interesting spin off was the fact they said they were going
> to be towing thousands of miles while doing their testing, and wanted to
> spend all their time on testing the tow vehicles - not fixing the trailer,
> so they had purchased an Airstream Trailer for the job.
>
> Joe Scudder
> WBCCI 8624
> 34' Limited - 1998 FK
> 2004 Duramax - Crew, 4 W/D Standard Box
>
>Interesting, frankly if I were testing tow rating I would not use an
Airstream... I would use a white box trailer.
Airstreams would skew the ratings in the truck's favor.....
Hunter
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