It’s not, because sheer force on a part not meant to handle that much sheer force is irrelevant to towing which is force in a different direction.
That’s the problem with the video. The test they did has nothing to do with towing capacity. If they strapped the truck down and used a tractor to pull on the hitch, that would be a legitimate test.
But they did something that seems like a legitimate test to people who don’t really know much about physics, which gets views and has people spread misinformation.
When you lie to prove a point, you’re just cheapening that point.
people have stuff to tow so test is legitimate imo
It’s not, because sheer force on a part not meant to handle that much sheer force is irrelevant to towing which is force in a different direction.
That’s the problem with the video. The test they did has nothing to do with towing capacity. If they strapped the truck down and used a tractor to pull on the hitch, that would be a legitimate test.
But they did something that seems like a legitimate test to people who don’t really know much about physics, which gets views and has people spread misinformation.
When you lie to prove a point, you’re just cheapening that point.
Nah dog, the presence of people with intention to tow somehow gives credence to this test, and all other towing tests in general, it seems.
*drops a pallet of bricks on a Tonka truck
“Well, people have things to tow, so this test is valid.”