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I enjoy this forum. I enjoy the social aspect of it and I enjoy the information I gather here. But whew! It can often be frustrating. Some topics are debated endlessly with no logical definitive answer at the end. For example:
As has been commented on many times, these topics and others have become almost a religion here among the faithful. I get the feeling that unless my rig consists of a large truck for a tow vehicle with a HA/PP hitch towing a trailer mounted with 16" wheels with Centramatics and mounted with LT tires then I might be deficient, negligent, ignorant or all three.
But nothing, pretty much nothing, is based on objective controlled testing. Manufacturers and their loyal customers are free to sing the praises of their products unrestrained by facts. Sometimes a positive feedback loop is created by loyal users and things become "true" because they're repeated so often. Which doesn't mean they're not true, but I just can't tell.
For someone fairly new at this who is making a sincere effort to get it right this can be really frustrating at times. I'm hoping that I'm making informed decisions but I'm not sure how informed I really am.
Cheers,
John
I enjoy this forum. I enjoy the social aspect of it and I enjoy the information I gather here. But whew! It can often be frustrating. Some topics are debated endlessly with no logical definitive answer at the end. For example:
- Hitches: On the ball vs. off the ball
- Tires: ST vs. LT, 15" vs. 16"
- Tow Vehicles: Trucks vs. everything else
- Wheel Balancing: Centramatics vs. DynaBeads
- Jacking Up: Axle plate or jacking points
As has been commented on many times, these topics and others have become almost a religion here among the faithful. I get the feeling that unless my rig consists of a large truck for a tow vehicle with a HA/PP hitch towing a trailer mounted with 16" wheels with Centramatics and mounted with LT tires then I might be deficient, negligent, ignorant or all three.
But nothing, pretty much nothing, is based on objective controlled testing. Manufacturers and their loyal customers are free to sing the praises of their products unrestrained by facts. Sometimes a positive feedback loop is created by loyal users and things become "true" because they're repeated so often. Which doesn't mean they're not true, but I just can't tell.
For someone fairly new at this who is making a sincere effort to get it right this can be really frustrating at times. I'm hoping that I'm making informed decisions but I'm not sure how informed I really am.
Cheers,
John
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