October 3, 2019
I SAW A NEWISH DODGE RAM BELCHING BLACK SMOKE EVERY TIME IT SHIFTED GEARS, as it towed an enormous flatbed trailer stacked with some sort of heavy metal parts. Today’s heavy-duty pickups are rated to tow a crazy amount of weight. Here’s how engineers make sure they can do it safely, without anything breaking. I’m pretty sure they were exceeding the rated weight.