Very nice....does it come with a sexy voice to tell you that what you are about to do will not work?

  @ you guys!  My GPS is named Gertrude. I don't know about your voices, but Gertie seems to sound a bit more annoyed everytime she says "recalculating" as I veer off course to check out something that catches my eye.  hehehe

David,

If I may, please allow me to suggest something.  That suggestion would be for the potential buyer to use the application instead of allowing a vehicle or RV dealer from putting in the data for calculation.  As a former salesman and manager in a sales environment, I fully know that "some" dealers/salesmen might very well put in fabricated data, or at least, just an estimated weight capacity in order to make a sale.

When I did my research, I was constantly making notes of weights so that when re-calculating later, I had the data myself instead of trying to "remember what the dealer said" it was.

From what I read at the linked website, it does appear that they are also advising that people also find out the gross axle weight rating for the truck.  That is a good thing from my view of things.

Terry

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David,

If I may, please allow me to suggest something.  That suggestion would be for the potential buyer to use the application instead of allowing a vehicle or RV dealer from putting in the data for calculation.  As a former salesman and manager in a sales environment, I fully know that "some" dealers/salesmen might very well put in fabricated data, or at least, just an estimated weight capacity in order to make a sale.

When I did my research, I was constantly making notes of weights so that when re-calculating later, I had the data myself instead of trying to "remember what the dealer said" it was.

From what I read at the linked website, it does appear that they are also advising that people also find out the gross axle weight rating for the truck.  That is a good thing from my view of things.

Terry

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 Hi Terry,

You do have a valid point about the dealers. I've tossed that thought around too. That is a risk. So far majority of dealers haven't even cared about the app. I have posed as a potential buyer a few times and none of the dealers were interested in the app. On one website that I visit, I've had a few dealers respond positively to the app. For certain the app is better suited for the buyer. None-the-less, I hope dealers will get the message that the normal way of checking towing compatibility is not fool proof and that the standard towing guides are not enough. Wasted high hopes? Maybe so.

For the novice or first time RV buyer, BYBRV is the best and only app that will ensure, if used as instructed, that the purchase is load rating compatible.

Just to touch on another aspect of "weight determination," the rear axle ratio of a truck will also have some effect on how heavy of a trailer one can pull.  As an example, on our 2008 Ford F450, there were two different rear axle ratios that were used.  The ratio of 4:30 on the rear axle had a GCVW of 29,000 lbs and a "towing weight" of 20,500 lbs for a two wheel drive truck.  If the same truck had the 4:88 rear axle ratio, the GCVW went up to 33,000 lbs and the "towing weight" was listed as 24,500 lbs.

Now, with all that said, not every truck manufacturer gives one the option of buying/ordering a truck with different axle ratios, so the phone application will certainly work in those cases.  In fact, they may all be that way as the newer F450's all seem to have the 4:30 rear ratio.  Thus, the data provided by the dealers should be usable.

Terry