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Dec 31, 2019Explorer
Discovery4us:
There used to be a loop hole created by legislation that has already expired out of the vehicle code. The use of a pick to tow more than one vehicle is stated below:
21715 CVC. a)?No passenger vehicle regardless of weight, or any other motor vehicle under 4,000 pounds unladen, shall draw or tow more than one vehicle in combination, except that an auxiliary dolly or tow dolly may be used with the towed vehicle.
(b)?No motor vehicle under 4,000 pounds unladen shall tow any vehicle weighing 6,000 pounds or more gross.
465 CVC A “passenger vehicle” is any motor vehicle, other than a motortruck, truck tractor, or a bus, as defined in Section 233, and used or maintained for the transportation of persons.
The term “passenger vehicle” shall include a housecar.
So, if your prohibited from doing so in 21715, you must use a motor truck or a pickup.
471 CVC . A “pickup truck” is a motor truck with a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of less than 11,500 pounds, an unladen weight of less than 8,001 pounds, and which is equipped with an open box-type bed not exceeding 9 feet in length. “Pickup truck” does not include a motor vehicle otherwise meeting the above definition, that is equipped with a bed-mounted storage compartment unit commonly called a “utility bed”.
As far a length goes, all length limitations are established in 35400-35401 CVC. 65’ is it unless you can comply with 35401 (b) VC. But I have never seen an rv semi trailer at 28’6” and a pull trailer 28’6” Or under being pulled specifically by a truck tractor.
So, no pulling double trailers with a suburban.
There used to be a loop hole created by legislation that has already expired out of the vehicle code. The use of a pick to tow more than one vehicle is stated below:
21715 CVC. a)?No passenger vehicle regardless of weight, or any other motor vehicle under 4,000 pounds unladen, shall draw or tow more than one vehicle in combination, except that an auxiliary dolly or tow dolly may be used with the towed vehicle.
(b)?No motor vehicle under 4,000 pounds unladen shall tow any vehicle weighing 6,000 pounds or more gross.
465 CVC A “passenger vehicle” is any motor vehicle, other than a motortruck, truck tractor, or a bus, as defined in Section 233, and used or maintained for the transportation of persons.
The term “passenger vehicle” shall include a housecar.
So, if your prohibited from doing so in 21715, you must use a motor truck or a pickup.
471 CVC . A “pickup truck” is a motor truck with a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of less than 11,500 pounds, an unladen weight of less than 8,001 pounds, and which is equipped with an open box-type bed not exceeding 9 feet in length. “Pickup truck” does not include a motor vehicle otherwise meeting the above definition, that is equipped with a bed-mounted storage compartment unit commonly called a “utility bed”.
As far a length goes, all length limitations are established in 35400-35401 CVC. 65’ is it unless you can comply with 35401 (b) VC. But I have never seen an rv semi trailer at 28’6” and a pull trailer 28’6” Or under being pulled specifically by a truck tractor.
So, no pulling double trailers with a suburban.
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