Who has ever been weighed when RV towing?
There is lots of posts to do with weights and ratings etc. etc. Has anyone ever been stopped and weighed by enforcement authorities while towing an rv?
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First, to the OP - never pulled over by LEO. I've weighed at CAT Scales, but that was by choice (and for the fun of it).
I'll continue the hijack.
NC Hauler did a nice job in stating why I follow manufacturer's recommendations. I'll add to it- having a properly sized truck and 4x4 saved me from me when I botched my attempt at parking at a campground in Ohio this summer. One side of the camper sunk 8-9" into the mud and the truck was in its own mud on the other side of the gravel pad. I obviously don't know what had happened if I had been in an undersized tow vehicle, but I do know that the truck had enough muscle and oomph to get me back out of the mess that I created. Whereas, the campground ranger told me of another camper who had to be pulled out by a semi. (shrugs) We all make our choices.
I don't care if others tow over your ratings or not. I just want those who do to do it knowingly.
I'll continue the hijack.
NC Hauler wrote:
;;Though it was a design engineer from Chrysler, Ford or Ram that used the manufacturer component ratings to set up tow ratings for one's truck....I don't care what the road bed can tow....I care about what "MY" truck can tow safely without abusing it. I will look at GVWR numbers, GCWR numbers, RAWR and FAWR numbers...can't help it, I'm an Engineer,and old school at that. I know buffers have been built in...I know what the experts have stated...I can go out and buy a license for carrying more capacity than truck is rated at and for more GCWR than truck is rated at, and people do it...and it's legal....doesn't mean it's safe whether a LEO cares about it or not...doesn't mean you might not be abusing your truck whether you care about the numbers or not or have paid for a license that states you can carry and tow more...that license doesn't make the suspension components, the axle, the tranny, and the brakes more "heavy duty"....Can't help myself...I KNOW if I follow the specs, I won't be overloaded, I won't abuse my truck and I know the truck will perform at it's peak safety processes...nothing more, nothing less...being able to purchase a sheet of paper doesn't make it right or safe....I'm an idiot, I go by weight ratings, and know I have buffer in all the numbers and don't have to worry about
compromising my safety or prematurely wearing out my truck.
Hey, I really don't care if one want's to overload their truck, possibly wear it out sooner and possibly limit safety factors built into the truck...not my truck, not my rv and not my family. But I'm going to go with what the design and manufacturing engineers recommend what I tow and load into the truck they manufactured..figure it'll give me my money's worth in the long run. In the long run, I'm not going to change anyone mind on this and no one is going to change mine...so, let's hook up and go camping.........
NC Hauler did a nice job in stating why I follow manufacturer's recommendations. I'll add to it- having a properly sized truck and 4x4 saved me from me when I botched my attempt at parking at a campground in Ohio this summer. One side of the camper sunk 8-9" into the mud and the truck was in its own mud on the other side of the gravel pad. I obviously don't know what had happened if I had been in an undersized tow vehicle, but I do know that the truck had enough muscle and oomph to get me back out of the mess that I created. Whereas, the campground ranger told me of another camper who had to be pulled out by a semi. (shrugs) We all make our choices.
I don't care if others tow over your ratings or not. I just want those who do to do it knowingly.
