Overbilt Motorcycle Lift Experiences

hypoxia wrote:

John S. wrote:
It is 20k per axle not total weight.

That information is obsolete.

23 USC 127
shall not apply to-
"(C) any motor home."

(A) Weight limitations.-A covered State, including any political subdivision of such State, may not enforce a single axle weight limitation of less than 24,000 pounds, including enforcement tolerances, on any vehicle referred to in paragraph (1) in any case in which the vehicle is using the Interstate System.

Great information - thanks! Of course, it also points out the absurdity of the legal system in this country. Who, except the lawyers, could ever keep track of all this stuff?

Back to the original point of this post, I finally had an in-depth chat with both the general manager of my motorhome dealer and the owner of Overbuilt. Both feel that based on hundreds of installations on single axle pushers (especially the Freightliner XCS chassis) there will be absolutely no problem with this setup. Customers report no problems, little (if any) noticeable lightening of the front end and no blown tire or control loss horror stories. Specifically I ask about overloading the remaining tire in a blowout and the comments were that the additional 1300 pounds I'm putting on the ass end won't make much difference one way or the other. If a rear tire actually blows, it will always put tremendous stress on it's mate (which really tells me if a rear tire blows, replace the pair). End of the day, I'm going forward with this and I'll post my experience once I have it.

Thanks!