Towing wreck - overloaded hitch
Please people follow the rules and don't run over loaded. First article I've seen like this. Surprised it does not happen as often as this. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2960844-181/chp-hitch-...
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Ask if the licensing process for higher than GVWR has an 'R' in their
documentation for the 'new' weight paid for?
This was all new to me...that someone could pay a fee to have the
state register their vehicle for whatever weight they wish to pay for
This is an 'allowed' weight and guessing they also have rules that they
filter before issuing that registration.
'R' as in *RATING* is not the same as 'allowed', or 'licensed'. That is
where the misconception is, IMHO
Would you go to the state DMV for warranty if your vehicle broke
using the state DMV licensing weight? Would the OEM of your vehicle
warrantee your vehicle using the state DMV registration licensing
weight?
The state DMV registration fee is payment for their road costs (heavier
does more damage, therefore higher fees) and to protect their roads
and structures.
A 'RATING' is something the OEM says their product will, as a min,
perform to. That is their 'contract' to you, the buyer/owner
A 'FEE' is payment for the right to use their roads and structures...within
the bounds they have (as most always say...maximum PSI of the tire to
pavement contact)
Like a circuit breaker might be RATED for 30 amps and those who
try to draw 33 amps is over the OEM's RATING. Would that OEM warranty
a circuit breaker that goes south because someone drew 33 amps? or
as folks here think...'should' they?
The door label is not the only place that vehicles RATINGS are listed
It is the most visible and convenient. The VIN will lead to that data.
Ditto anything else for that 'specific' vehicle. The glove box manual
is generic. Ditto the shop manual and that will point to the vehicle
spec labeling
Again, this one is public because a DA has filed criminal charges.
Most that folks here say never happened is because they were NOT
criminal, but civil where one can pay off the other....that requires
a NDA that forbids public disclosure...else lose the money and be
subject to a suit for breach of contract (NDA)
documentation for the 'new' weight paid for?
This was all new to me...that someone could pay a fee to have the
state register their vehicle for whatever weight they wish to pay for
This is an 'allowed' weight and guessing they also have rules that they
filter before issuing that registration.
'R' as in *RATING* is not the same as 'allowed', or 'licensed'. That is
where the misconception is, IMHO
Would you go to the state DMV for warranty if your vehicle broke
using the state DMV licensing weight? Would the OEM of your vehicle
warrantee your vehicle using the state DMV registration licensing
weight?
The state DMV registration fee is payment for their road costs (heavier
does more damage, therefore higher fees) and to protect their roads
and structures.
A 'RATING' is something the OEM says their product will, as a min,
perform to. That is their 'contract' to you, the buyer/owner
A 'FEE' is payment for the right to use their roads and structures...within
the bounds they have (as most always say...maximum PSI of the tire to
pavement contact)
Like a circuit breaker might be RATED for 30 amps and those who
try to draw 33 amps is over the OEM's RATING. Would that OEM warranty
a circuit breaker that goes south because someone drew 33 amps? or
as folks here think...'should' they?
The door label is not the only place that vehicles RATINGS are listed
It is the most visible and convenient. The VIN will lead to that data.
Ditto anything else for that 'specific' vehicle. The glove box manual
is generic. Ditto the shop manual and that will point to the vehicle
spec labeling
Again, this one is public because a DA has filed criminal charges.
Most that folks here say never happened is because they were NOT
criminal, but civil where one can pay off the other....that requires
a NDA that forbids public disclosure...else lose the money and be
subject to a suit for breach of contract (NDA)
