Texas non-commercial Class A drivers licinse
Has anyone taken this test recently? I have been unable to get through to my local Beaumont DMV and am interested in starting to read the handbook material. I am currently traveling in NM and unable t...
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sdetweil wrote:
hm, my TV is GVWR at 13,300 and the FW is 15,500 so that is 28,800
actual is 24,200.
so I will have to look into this too.
You don't add the 2 GVWR together. It is the TV GCVWR that you are interested in. Look in the owners manual for that number.
For example. Looking at the 2014 Ford Super Duty Tow Ratings.
http://www.ford.com/trucks/superduty/specifications/towing/
The F350 Diesel with the 3.73 axle has a GCVWR of 30,500, class A or B needed. The rest of the 250/350 have GCVWR ratings of less than 26,001.
Where the 2 posters will have a problem is if their TV has a GCVWR of 23,500 like most F350's and they put a 17,500 trailer behind it. The TV will be about ~8500-9000 plus 17,500 and you are over the GCVWR for the setup.
Looks to me like a lot of RV'ers may be in for a surprise if a state DOT officer decides to check them out. Fortunately from what I have seen very few RV'ers are checked. I can't remember a post on here about someone actually getting stopped and getting a weight violation ticket. Lots of noise about "what if's" though.
