Engine Power vs. Suspension and Brakes
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Once you get going in first gear (which isn't ever an issue), horsepower translates to rear wheel torque. It takes horsepower to do work; pulling up a hill us work. A diesel with 400 hp and 800 ft-lbs of torque pulling will climb a mountain fastest at its peak horsepower. A 400 hp gas engine with 400 ft-lbs of torque will pull the same weight the same speed as the diesel up the mountain. It will just be turning twice as fast in twice the gear. The rear wheel torque (and speed) is the same.
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This is why I did the heavy duty Bilstiens and air bags on my truck. I already had a tuner and I feel that the breaks are up to the task. My travel trailer is on the upper end of the weight limit of the truck but it works alot better now.
If you haven't been to a big camp ground lately it would scare you to see what people are towing!!!!! Our last trip there was a guy over from us with a huge (30ft range) toy hauler loaded with Harleys behind a Tundra. Another guy had a 28ft 5er behind a four door short bed Titan loaded to the max. Niether trucks looked happy pulling out.
If you haven't been to a big camp ground lately it would scare you to see what people are towing!!!!! Our last trip there was a guy over from us with a huge (30ft range) toy hauler loaded with Harleys behind a Tundra. Another guy had a 28ft 5er behind a four door short bed Titan loaded to the max. Niether trucks looked happy pulling out.
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If you haven't been to a big camp ground lately it would scare you to see what people are towing!!!!! Our last trip there was a guy over from us with a huge (30ft range) toy hauler loaded with Harleys behind a Tundra. Another guy had a 28ft 5er behind a four door short bed Titan loaded to the max. Niether trucks looked happy pulling out.
I'd say at most campgrounds, we see maybe 10% of the rigs that are visibly within their rating while 90% are horrifically, visibly exceeding their ratings.
BTW, if you want to see some campgrounds we've been to, you can see them here.
Last edited by Mike Up; 11-10-2011 at 11:56 PM.