10,000 lb Vehicle weight and the law
In looking through the Washington and municipal laws regarding whether or not truck campers are RV's I noticed the laws are rife with definitions involving 10,000 lb vehicle weight (with an occasiona...
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One more nit-picking point: laws about what trucks can do what are based on licensed GVW, not manufacturer's ratings. Sometimes you see medium-duty trucks that are good for 32,000 licensed at 26,000 to avoid needing a CDL to drive them.
I do agree, it would take a very unlikely set of circumstances for any of this to matter on a personal pickup truck. This board is chock full of talk about GVWR and throwing out the bed sheets and frying pans to stay right on the approved number. In reality, if you have a nice stout 3/4 or one-ton that is handling your camper well and you aren't overloading your rear tires you're fine.
Not overloading the rear tires on an SRW with a big camper is what I'd call the main spec to worry about.
I do agree, it would take a very unlikely set of circumstances for any of this to matter on a personal pickup truck. This board is chock full of talk about GVWR and throwing out the bed sheets and frying pans to stay right on the approved number. In reality, if you have a nice stout 3/4 or one-ton that is handling your camper well and you aren't overloading your rear tires you're fine.
Not overloading the rear tires on an SRW with a big camper is what I'd call the main spec to worry about.
