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PappyRichard
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Aug 08, 2014

Be aware of driver license requirements in California

For the unknowing: If you are a California resident,to legally pull a 5th wheel with 15K GVWR in California, you must have a NON-COMMERCIAL CLASS A license. To legally pull a travel trailer (bum...
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mrw8i
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Aug 13, 2014
wintersun wrote:
All that California law does is try to regulate stupidity or recklessness of drivers as much as it is practical to do so. Who is going to tow a travel trailer weighing more than 10,000 lbs. or a 5th wheel travel trailer weighing more than 15,000 lbs. - anyone actually doing this?

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Yes, probably half the toy haulers going down the road are over those weights. Toy Haulers are very popular in California.

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