"Heavy duty work truck" is an arbitrary definition that can't be really argued with any kinds of facts. Generally speaking people seem to think that the ability to withstand abuse is "heavy duty", but then one person's abuse is another person's ride in the woods.
You claim authority due to experience, but you're missing the fact this conversation exists because of the unprecedented (as in there is no experience) context in towing applications. Either way, nobody denies you the choice to tow at whatever percentages.
HD truck for me is F250/350. Chevy 2500 etc
huh?! But sure. You do you.
I watched the video and think it’s fair but with a presentation to be clickbaity. The fatigue issues seem like fair questions and we’re stuck taking Teslas word just like others have to take their OEMs words. What I don’t like from an engineering perspective is that in an effort to show how a dynamic force could conceivably exceed the max rating, he fails to describe how a normal towing load or a trailer with low center of gravity could actually have very low if not deminimus increase in that downward force while in motion.
All the twisted wreckage of traditional steel trucks and trailers I've seen burning on the side of the highway firstthand would argue against traditional trucks having a higher safety margin built-in. What I've felt whenever I've towed a trailer near the published limits of a steel ladder frame body on frame truck is that the mild steel acts like a big spring when the trailer starts imposing side forces on it. If the frequencies align it can easily become a series of increasing oscillations, which is why so many people who tow are terrified of trailer sway. Because it can have disasterous consequences, and it DOES have disasterous consequences every summer all over the American West.
lol, and 3) Some Cybertruck owners who see through the BS will have to intervene and call it out! ?‍
You mean these people?
lol! That’s your comparison? You missed the other major recalls ?. I never said the Truck is perfectly built by rocket scientists. I just got my front drive unit changed for some rumbling sound. There is always room for improvement and recalls do happen, especially for a completely high-tech innovation like Cybertruck.
One proved my point, no need for me to list all the others of which you are likely aware.
Except that you kinda implied it with
It's known as an "appeal to authority fallacy".
I have bashed Tesla for the right seasons multiple times in the past. Bring datapoints from real world testing to claim that the Chassis will fall apart over extended period of time, and I’ll trust your point. I’m always open to accept new theories. People don’t understand how towing works, mechanisms of directional force excreted, no clue about OEM testing done for safety, especially skid plate testing, how alloys differ from primary metal, etc. and just sit and spew half-baked engineering facts. I mentioned skid plate testing at least in 5 threads, and not a single skeptic talked about it. Probably some skeptics have never even towed more than 10,000 lbs or never intend to tow, but they just sit and talk about imaginary scenario with the imaginary truck that they don’t plan to buy in the imaginary future! Probably these are the people who don’t have authority over their own thinking! ?
Can you explain why you are so persistently negative on Tesla? I imagine you were banned by Tesla Motors Club because they identified you as a Tesla Troll (with a capital "T"). The fact that you wear that as a badge of honor does not reflect positively on your motives.
This thread is about a video which covers much of that.
You're so far from the "nail" you aren't even in the same universe. As previously discussed I had a CT reservation and cancelled it because I no longer want one, why you would imagine that as being "jealous" speaks volumes about you.
