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32vld
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Nov 09, 2015

Towing A Trailer Rated More Than A Vehicle Can Tow

Example you have a pickup rated to tow 9,500 lb. You have a trailer that weighs 2,000 lb and is rated to carry an 8,000 lb load. So the trailer and load is 10,000 lb. Is it legal to tow the tr...
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carringb
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Nov 20, 2015
gtnsmlr wrote:

Well, that does raise a question. Just how do you weigh an RV that is on it's side in pieces with it's contents scattered a 1/2 mile down the road?


Easy. Scoop it all up with a front end loader, put it in a truck or dumpster, weigh it, subtract tare weight. It's not rocket surgery. Even our sweeper at work has a built-in scales, if the debris were really that scattered.

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