[Fot] How much do you think a GT6 could tow?

N197TR4 at cs.com N197TR4 at cs.com
Sat Jan 30 10:23:21 MST 2010


There is a series of ratings, too.

GAWR      axle rating
GVWR      vehicle rating
GCWR      combined rating   usually associated with towing.

Joe A


> I am pretty sure that the those gross vehicle weights and trailer towing 
> capacities have to include everything the car is 'carrying' ...driver, 
> passengers, luggage, tools, trailer, race car.  You start checking, and 
> you'll find 
> that you use up those limits in a hurry.  But I also agree that their PYA 
> syndrome has them use an ample safety factor.  My shop is located very 
> close 
> to a local stone quarry and they have a huge scale they use for measuring 
> truck loads of stone.  Being in the masonry business all those years, I 
> had 
> access to that scale and used to weigh my tow vehicle and trailer both 
> empty 
> and loaded.  The first time I did that, I was shocked to see how much 
> 'stuff' 
> I was carrying weighed.
> 
> Bill Dentinger
> 

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