94-D2 wrote:
The only thing that changed was the 5th wheel restriction (10k-15k) that allowed a second connection to the 5th wheel only. That sunset in like 2008 or something. The lobbyist who facilitated the exemption bill wanted to tow his boat too so he got it in. CHP opposed that exemption but it flew anyway. That is gone now, so not an issue. Other than that, class A all through time as far as the last 30 years or so go. The requirement for a pick up over 4k to tow anything over 6K has been around for decades.
So in your opinion is the not a "passenger vehicle" for towing more than one item still a loop hole? I have never been able to find any language in the CA vehicle code that specifically spoke of a recreational "pickup combination", "motor truck combination", etc. nor was any of the DOT officers able to lead me to it. All have agreed that for recreational 65' was the maximum length regardless.
While I think it is goofy at least the non-commercial class A and FW endorsement are spelled out with weights and number of axles so we can avoid the muddy interpretations.
