nickthehunter, Grit_dog - Its illegal in every state. Only exception are a few jurisdictions such as private property.. I'm surprised you guys don't know this. Fine is only $100 in most states, but most cops won't let you proceed since overloaded conditions are unsafe. Camper is towed to an impound lot until you get the weight down or get a bigger rig to tow it properly. These laws aren't only for big rigs, its for all vehicles. Be safe guys.
@TravelingDream wrote:nickthehunter, Grit_dog - Its illegal in every state. Only exception are a few jurisdictions such as private property.. I'm surprised you guys don't know this. Fine is only $100 in most states, but most cops won't let you proceed since overloaded conditions are unsafe. Camper is towed to an impound lot until you get the weight down or get a bigger rig to tow it properly. These laws aren't only for big rigs, its for all vehicles. Be safe guys.
There are a few things wrong with your post. And I only persist in pointing these out because you are leading people astray. And I am not advocating for exceeding your vehicles tow limits, I am simply stating it is not illegal to do so (except as noted below).
The "overweight" fines in Ohio you are referencing are commonly called the "bridge law", look it up. "In general", what the bridge law says is the weight on an axle can not exceed 17,000 lbs. per axle. What your table refers to, is the fine for exceeding that 17,000 lbs by 0 - 2000 lbs., 2,001 - 5,000 lbs., etc. Now if you are towing an RV with 17,000+ lbs. on any one axle you got one hell of an RV.
The second part of your statement "Here's what can happen if you exceed tow capacity" is pretty sound advice. But the statement you circled is flat out wrong with the exception of British Columbia, CA. One basic problem is the wording "towing capacity" without defining just what that means. Does it mean GVWR, GAWR, Gross weight, max tongue weight, max payload, etc. In any event maybe the article was written by someone in BC; or maybe he was referring to trucking, we don't know cause you provided no links.
So here is your challenge, if you persist in insisting I am wrong provide a section and code number for a "state" law (or better yet a link) that says its illegal to exceed your "towing capacity" for recreational towing (and I am not referring to "bridge law", which is virtually impossible to exceed by recreational towing). And I'd like to point out, there is a difference between "recreational" towing and "commercial" towing.
Hi Dawnmarie. I don’t know enough about the RPOD but if you are considering that style then maybe check out the T@B400 as well. 18 foot 4” from tip to tip and a little wider than the RPOD. (7’6”). Around 3400 pounds fully loaded and towable by many mid sized SUV’s. There are lots of interior pics online so I won’t post them here but here is a shot of the outside for context. Ours has been trouble free after two seasons and 20,000 plus kilometres.
Happy hunting.
