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  Factors that affect towing capacity
A variety of inter-related factors affect the towing capacity of a vehicle.
Towing capacity also is affected by other inter-related components, such as the configuration of the engine, such as whether it has overhead camshafts versus overhead valves.
Manufacturers build in less or greater towing capacity based on the likelihood of the vehicle to be used for towing, based on customer profiles and demographics.
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 Joseph's writes about towing capacity chevrolet s 10   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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 Towing capacity vs. cooling capacity Motor - Find Articles
Towing capacity is important for two reasons: First, if you're buying a new truck or SUV for the shop, you may have to pull a load, even if towing in customers' cars is not the purpose.
You'd think it would be simple to determine towing capacity, but as we found out in preparing the '98 truck report last February, it isn't.
In some trucks, including these, the towing capacity with 4WD is lower because of the limits of the transfer case or the transmission (in this case, some manuals have more, others less than the automatic) and the extra vehicle weight.
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The hazard itself is not vehicle towing capacity as important as the chain of events that triggered by it, which often causes the most suffering.
The reasons behind absence of information are primarily based on assumption is that it may create panic; that it will increase the current high level of apathy and fatalism; or that the information is not useful to people who do not have the means to mitigate their situation.
Canada because it remains vehicle towing capacity a commonwealth of the U. When he said, "no one could have anticipated the levees would break," people knew he was either lying char of faith or frighteningly ignorant and isolated..
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 OutdoorsBest Forums: Ford Explorer Towing Capacity
I tow about 3500lbs with an Explorer V8 with tow package (remember, tow package includes additional tranny cooling, heavier shocks, etc.) The vehicle is rated to tow about 6000lbs, but 3500lbs feels about right.
Also, I always tow with overdrive OFF to avoid straining the tranny, which of course means my mileage "varies." Also, I have trailer brakes.
Tow capacity of the vehicle is the easy part of the equation.
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 Towing capacity - F150online Forums
I agree that when towing, more novice drivers on a stick would increase the likelihood of damaging their drivetrain but as all F150 drivers no, we are the best.
All is not lost, if you drive well and are just shy of the limit, you can do some basic mods that will deliver the hp needed to compensate from what the emission laws and mpg freaks at Ford have deprived us of.
I think gearing the biggest thing and one should weigh how much towing they will do with the rig compared to daily driving without to see if it is worthwhile to invest in lowering their top end.
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 Capacity Chart. Click here now! Capacity Chart!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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 Towing Capacity - Club Lexus Forums
Towing capacity is 5000lbs with the factory Class II hitch.
The rear TOW hooks on the left hand side of the truck needs to be removed.
The new TOW hitch will use the existing holes for the TOW hook and other holes to mount (total of 8) to mount this hitch.
www.clublexus.com /forums/showthread.php?t=167584   (679 words)

  
 ACURA MDX . ORG - Towing capacity
When it came time to install the towing hitch the dealer told me that they will be unable to do so without me purchasing the T & S coolers, because honda of america had sent them a letter prohibiting such a practice.
I only tow a small trailer that hardly aproaches 1500 so i had to put up extra $550.00 for labor and parts for the coolers alone and $450 for the towing hitch.
I only wanted the tow hitch (no coolers) because I was only planning to use it for a bike hitch to lug the family bikes.
www.acuramdx.org /forums/showthread.php?threadid=434   (880 words)

  
 Towing Capacity of an Xtreme - S-10 Forum
Reason being i want to tow my show car to different shows instead of driving it, and needed to know if my X will be able to tow it on a flat bed trailer with any problems???
the towing capacity is listed on a little blue and white sticker on the rear bumper...
If this is a full body car with a decent size car trailer I personally think you would be nuts to tow this any distance at all with anything the size of an s-10.
www.s10forum.com /forum/showthread.php?t=34080   (1652 words)

  
 Towing capacity? - Honda Ridgeline Owners Club Forums
There's also a standard high capacity radiator with dual 160-watt fans, a heavy-duty power steering cooler, a high-capacity ATF cooler, and it's pre-wired for a trailer connection (4-/7-Pin).
And yes it is ready to tow, just add tow hitch and wiring, much cheaper than Pilot or Odyssey.
I had the tow package installed (just in case) and it took 3 days for the dealer to do it.
www.ridgelineownersclub.com /forums/showthread.php?t=306   (353 words)

  
 4 Cycle - towing capacity for 97 Accord 4 cylinder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Balance the weight on the trailer to where your tongue weight is nothing or very little and you should be fine.
If you insist on towing - if it's an auto - get the biggest trans cooler that you can afford and also never tow in OD as it's typically the weakest gear in the tranny.
Tow in "drive" (3rd) with an auto, and in 4th with a manual.
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 Power Wash Network - Towing Capacity?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
I'm towing a 7x14 enclosed trailer, approximate gross trailer weight when the water tank is full is 5500 lbs.
This past week is the first time I've had to haul water to a jobsite, and it was a for a 4 day job...many trips to the local utility reclaimed water depot.
I've noticed several times that when I'm towing the trailer with a full tank (225 gallons) I get a brief stutter when shifting from 1st to 2nd (automatic).
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 Swedespeed Forums: V8 Real-World Towing Capacity
Of course, for the most part, my understanding is that tow ratings are not tied to the engine but instead to the vehicles structure and suspension.
If the XC can truly tow 5000lbs, I'm going to bet it's a 'barely', you've got to be by yourself, and that volvo is really just wanting to publish a high number to make it look competitive compared against other vehicles.
In regards to what matter with towing, besides the things you mention we have to make sure the rear axle rating is not exceeded and that tires are inflated properly for the increased load.
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 VWvortex Forums: Refund RE: Towing Capacity
They do calculations to determine the capacity to bear the load, then they multiply that by anything over 1, whatever is customer in the engineering community.
Had VW shown the T-reg towing a large boat (up to 7700 lbs & 616lbs of tonque weight) instead of the Airstream there would be no controversy.
I challange VW to show/demonstrate that Touareg can tow even the smallest Airstream- that is within their stated weight/tongue specs using the factory supplied ball/arm safely and for a distance greater than what it takes to shoot an advertisement.
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 let's talk towing capacity - CK5 Forums
Towing capacity has a lot to do with a bunch of stuff.
When towing it is widely reguarded that the manufacturs weight rating is a little high.
This is especialy true if you will be towing in the mountains because you will loose power because the air will be thinner the higher you go.
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 mdx towing capacity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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 Volvo XC Forums - Towing Capacity
I know the manual says that the towing capacity is 3300lbs with a braked trailer.
Although not a first generation XC I do tow exactly what you are talking about (an 18ft boat) with a 2nd generation XC very well.
I can't imagine the towing capacity would be very different.
www.v70xc.com /forums/showthread.php?t=4401   (384 words)

  
 Towing capacity - CK5 Forums
Where I tow my trailer there are several hills in the 7 to 10 % area that can be quite long.
IMHO I would wait for the 1 Ton, but if you are going to try the K5 then make sure you have a good weight distributing hitch and that the trailer has very good brakes.
Due to towing weight, I converted to a 5 speed stick.
www.coloradok5.com /forums/showthread.php?p=35157   (790 words)

  
 Modify CRV towing capacity? - Automotive Forums .com Car Chat
I believe the 2003 CRV towing capacity is 1500 lbs.
You would have to do alot mods to make your CRV capable of towing that much.
Not only would you have to beef up the suspension but you would have to get a stronger motor and drivetrain.
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 H3 towing capacity
you might want to ask your boat dealer what they think, but they may not have had experience with people towing with the H3 yet.
Dealer let me borrow one over the weekend to make sure that it was OK towing my boat.
It was slow, but no issues towing very very close to 4500lbs
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 Towing Capacity - JeepForum.com
I don't think I would tow much more than the weight equal to a couple of jet skis plus gear or a med size pop up camper and gear.
I towed a 14 foot double axle cargo trailer (filled with couches, bed, and other house hold stuff)from College Station Texas to Richmond Va. It got squirly several times.
Personally, I would be scared to tow even the 18' boat he used to tow becuase the braking system on mine(even though all new brake parts) has a hard enough time with the CJ alone.
www.jeepforum.com /forum/showthread.php?t=2287   (444 words)

  
 Towing Capacity -- Big Bronco Board
towing capacity is.Will I beable to tow a 4000 lbs boat and trailer ?
Re: Towing Capacity -- Joe, 16:09:37 07/13/99 Tue
Re: Towing Capacity -- denise, 10:38:06 07/13/04 Tue
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 Tacamo Towing Capacity - Automotive Message Forums
I am expecting the boats GTW to be anywhere from 4500 to 5500.
The owners manual says 5,000 lbs is the max towing capacity.
Is the towing capacity limited by the suspension?
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 Towing Capacity? - Tundra Solutions Forums
This is a discussion on Towing Capacity?, within the Towing forum, part of the Technical and Vehicle Assistance Forums category at the Tundra Solutions Forums.
Remember, this is the max, and it's never prudent to tow the max for very long.
This boat was well over 6500lbs but he was able to tow it without problems by using low gear and being gentle.
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 Towing Capacity: Understated In U.S.? - Honda Element Owners Club
Well, a nice guy here in Tucson invited me over to view his Scamp, which is being towed by a CR-V. He was also very concerned about towing capacity, and someone had referred him to the Australian Honda CR-V specs, which show towing capacities SIGNIFICANTLY above U.S. specs.
The two different country's model appear to be the same, except for the pesky towing difference.
Of course, without further information, and a similar Element to Element comparison, no firm conclusion can be reached, but it appears that there may be significantly more towing capacity than advertised.
elementownersclub.com /forums/showthread.php?t=7829&highlight=australia   (944 words)

  
 VUE -- Towing Capacity - SaturnFans Forums
Of course I won't try to tow something that weighs more than mfg specs.
That's why this class is called "Cute Utes." They aren't good for towing vast amounts, but can tow if they need to.
SHOULD any vehicle, (Vue's included) tow more than their rating, NO. I doubt that either the Saturn warranty gods or the personal injury attorneys of the people you rear ended with your overloaded tow vehicle, will be impressed with your "logic" and formulas.
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 Towing Capacity - S-10 Forum
Does anyone know how much the truck can tow with in reason.
I looked on the chevy site and it said with the extended cab and the 410 rear it could tow 3000lbs.
That seems a little far fetched to me. I have a 18'6" boat that I want to pull.
www.s10forum.com /forum/showthread.php?t=2546   (159 words)

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