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For what it’s worth I don’t think the standards made it better. For example I wouldn’t want to pull 11,000 lbs with an F150 even if it’s rated for it. First the running gear in an F150 is no where near as strong as an F250, the engines in the F150 are decidedly lighter duty, and the F150 weighs too little for that kind of weight.Just checked - the V6 are up to 5K. Which is the next size standard trailer.
If anything I think the standards are more stringent, they answer the question CAN you do it w/ minimal risk of burning down / tipping over / losing control. Before it was a pissing match in the truck world, people would run the SAE procedure but then advertise what the truck could pull on a reasonable hill on a cool day.
The standards, like all standards allow manufacturers to thread a needle to get exactly what they want.
I saw a couple years back the Ram 3500 could pull over 30,000 lbs, not a chance in hell I would do that in a truck that light either.
Weight savings in trucks is about the stupidest goal I’ve ever seen from a manufacturer. If your payload is too low then up your gear, if your fuel economy is too low then build a BOF car with the same engine options for customers that are concerned with that.
Edit: just saw the Ram 3500 is now rated at 35,100 lbs. That’s beyond ridiculous. For a truck in that class.
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