Towing question

[vmax]

How in the heck does a half ton truck use something like this?
Isn't this overkill?
I'm assuming that hitch with braces has around 18-20k limit

 

[FireInTheWire]

Airbag conversion?

 

[mongoose]

Must make him feel warm and fuzzy.

 

[Sam7sf]

Hitch police! Jk love you.

 

[Byrd666]

Shin
Knee
Thigh
Balls

 

[TxStetson]

And here I thought my solid shank tri-ball hitch was overkill on a half ton.

 

[Nicholst55]

Just another guy trying to use a 1/2 ton truck for something that requires a much larger and more capable tow vehicle. Or he thinks it makes him look cool.

 

[vmax]

Airbag conversion?

Does that improve towing capacity?
Asking because I don't know

 

[vmax]

Hitch police! Jk love you.

He can put whatever hitch he wants . I just wondered can he..or should he tow at the capacity of that hitch with a half ton?

 

[vmax]

And here I thought my solid shank tri-ball hitch was overkill on a half ton.

That's a useful thing..only thing is they don't drop

 

[Sam7sf]

He can put whatever hitch he wants . I just wondered can he..or should he tow at the capacity of that hitch with a half ton?

If he’s so stupid as to not know his vehicles tow, payload and tongue specs that’s on him.

 

[TxStetson]

That's a useful thing..only thing is they don't drop

That way when I overload it, the trailer sits semi level.


Notice I said when and not if.

 

[kbaxter60]

Must make him feel warm and fuzzy.

If he flips it over, he will have a lifted trailer, too.

 

[vmax]

If he’s so stupid as to not know his vehicles tow, payload and tongue specs that’s on him.

And the poor bastard he slams into and kills on the highway...

 

[Sam7sf]

And the poor bastard he slams into and kills on the highway...

Someone’s a ray of sunshine today. Jk

 

[DaBull]

He can put whatever hitch he wants . I just wondered can he..or should he tow at the capacity of that hitch with a half ton?

That's what I was thinking...maybe he has multiple things he can tow and they require different heights.

 

[Lead Belly]

Too beefy is fine; doesn't mean he's using extra capacity of hardware.

Wear suggests he only uses the 2nd slot from bottom- drop hitch. Ugly solution, but a solution.

 

[vmax]

Someone’s a ray of sunshine today. Jk

Im just stating the obvious, not trying to be happy or or overtly negative..sometimes others peoples poor judgment causes harm to others.

So IF..and I mean IF..because I don't know his reasoning..but if he put a small excavator or something like a 8500 lb skid steer on a 20 ft flatbed and towed it with that half ton truck..that would not likely be safe..I don't know about legal..but if he lost control of that in traffic on I35..someone besides him is gonna likely be harmed or even killed.

So it may be "on him" as you say..but it will be a hell of a price to pay if he killed someone

 

[vmax]

Too beefy is fine; doesn't mean he's using extra capacity of hardware.

Wear suggests he only uses the 2nd slot from bottom- drop hitch. Ugly solution, but a solution.

I agree 100%
Maybe he just likes to feel confident and likes the extra capacity but may not use it.

 

[Sam7sf]

Im just stating the obvious, not trying to be happy or or overtly negative..sometimes others peoples poor judgment causes harm to others.

So IF..and I mean IF..because I don't know his reasoning..but if he put a small excavator or something like a 8500 lb skid steer on a 20 ft flatbed and towed it with that half ton truck..that would not likely be safe..I don't know about legal..but if he lost control of that in traffic on I35..someone besides him is gonna likely be harmed or even killed.

So it may be "on him" as you say..but it will be a hell of a price to pay if he killed someone

Or he knows what he’s doing and went overkill on the hitch just because.

I had a nice hitch on my Titan that was rated for 12k. Full well knowing I’d never go beyond 7. It was a nice quality set up.

He could be about nice quality.

Plenty of people do dumb stuff on the road everyday that can kill people. But you know what saves lives? Talking about it on tgt. I’m kidding. I really do enjoy you.