Parking BIG RV in Mexico?

Yes, but Mexican trucks are trucks and aren't crossing borders, or if they do it is as cargo carriers. US cars come in on a TIP subject to certain restrictions - ie weight. RVs are a different classification that requires a certain type of registered class. Presumably proper US trucks drive in on a completely different system. Pickups aren't any of those types so there is no form of entry for them so they are refused.

Of course the figures under which they are being refused are being misinterpreted, but sorting that ouyt might take months

No problem with the fiver. It could be the truck with dual wheels as well as a huge GVW. The official comments on the excessive weight is ludicrous. Mexican OTR trucks are loaded to as much as 110,000 lbs. Gross !!

Moisheh

joebedford wrote:

moisheh wrote:
Have you read that thread on dual wheel pickups? Could be a problem.

I've been following that thread. I asked about my rig but the answer was that the problem is with campers. Not a problem with a dually hauling a 5er.

Or was that incorrect?

Doesn't the tow vehicle come in under a 6 month TIP and the fiver under a 10 year TIP. If so then I guess the potential is there for a knockback on the tow vehicle, but I think the trigger might be having a camper - big load - on the back. Still, the reports of at least one van set up as a camper being refused a TIP at LaPaz do point to the same possibility with any vehicle bigger than a regular car being caught.

So far no reports of a fiver having problems.

moisheh wrote:
Have you read that thread on dual wheel pickups? Could be a problem.

I've been following that thread. I asked about my rig but the answer was that the problem is with campers. Not a problem with a dually hauling a 5er.

Or was that incorrect?

Have you read that thread on dual wheel pickups? Could be a problem. If you are travelling to one spot where you will stay for weeks or months you might be OK. But if you plan on roaming around I would never take that rig to Mexico.

Moisheh

I had to raise my bus nearly a foot to not drag going across dips and swales. It is 38' 11", and tows my toad on a dolly.

When it doubt I disconnect at a gasolinera then venture onward into a town. This has saved me a lot of hassle. Someone should stay with the disconnect. I notice that beautiful fiver above has great ground clearance. Quicksilver has a connection for a foot long fiberglass rod that trips a truck backup light switch with alarm light on the dash. If it trips, I stop and check out the overhead obstruction. I also placed a monster 10" diameter "blind spot" mirror on the passenger side to spot my wheels ideally when driving. But I do wish for a toad rear view assistance. Parking in cities can be a little crazy with my poor eyesight.

joebedford wrote:
I have a 3500HD Silverado dually. Still technically a "light truck".

The rig is pretty tall: 13'4". Only one time have we had to hold up a power line with a stick to get underneath (so far).

I'm pretty good at backing up and turning - put lots of Km on this combination.

This is what it looks like (old truck):

Yikes, that is a big one. Just make sure you know where you going. Take a couple of extra off rim spare tires, you cannot buy them in Mexico.

I think their rig should be bigger afterall what is camping without.......everything?

We travel in a 40' motorhome towing a car and people tell us we are too big - but we have been doing it for years. You will have some problems in Mexico as parks are not designed for big rigs. Depends on where you want to go I think. If you keep asking on here with specific routes and destinations there are probably people who can give you more specific advice. Use the sources listed on other threads here to find RV parks and then look at them on Google Earth to see how they look. I was an over the road trucker for about 10 years running 48 states and I would not feel very comfortable taking a rig that size to some of the places we go in Mexico. Where you can go and the stops you will be able to make will be limited. And you need to be very careful not to make any wrong turns that take you into the wrong little town. Carefully plan your route using GPS to avoid going into town - there are now bypass roads around many towns but you have to be very careful to make sure you take the bypass.

I have a 3500HD Silverado dually. Still technically a "light truck".

The rig is pretty tall: 13'4". Only one time have we had to hold up a power line with a stick to get underneath (so far).

I'm pretty good at backing up and turning - put lots of Km on this combination.

This is what it looks like (old truck):