Never coulda guessed where this thread was headed....
To help clarify, you are all talking about 3 or 4 separate, yet sometimes related topics or limitations.
1. LEGAL, licensed gvw or gcvw registration and vehicle/bridge laws, which are monitored/enforced by the real weight cops like DOT and state patrol, etc.
2. The actual, as designed or modified real-world "safe" operating parameters.
3. Vehicle mfgs RATED capacities which may of may not be commensurate with the above 2 considerations and may or may not be reflective of a vehicle's designed capacity.
4. People's opinions of what they "think" the laws or liability is, or what they personally are comfortable with.
The level of ambiguity on this subject is high, based on the active and sometimes heated discussions on this subject, pretty much whenever and wherever it comes up.
