Re: Hauling Ford 8N with small pickup

Posted by john in la on September 02, 2004 at 10:28:14 from (67.35.236.55):

In Reply to: Re: Hauling Ford 8N with small pickup posted by Adam Paul on September 02, 2004 at 09:37:39:

You also make some good points but I think you are confusing DOT and weights and standards. Many do.

Yes if you are pulling a hobby tractor or RV the DOT can not really mess with you. They are for commercial haulers only. Now if you get into large trucks you better have some documentation that proves you are a hobby. Most will say they are a hobby but how many people do you know that can pay a $2000 a month note for a hobby truck. That gets real iffy if you pass that 26,000 lb threshold.

As far as weights and standards. While they may concentrate on large trucks because that is where the money is they can pull over a motor cycle to check them out. Not to say any officer can pull just any body over to harass them but if you were pulling a tank behind a Camry it would be very obvious that you were endangering my life. Just because it will pull it does not mean it will stop it or handle it at road speeds.

Another point is roads do not have weight limits in the sense you are stating. If a road is limited to 80,000 lbs that does not mean you can run a 2 ton truck at 80,000 lbs no more than you can run your Camry at 80,000 lbs. I do not care what kind of RV you want to call it. Axles have weight limits. Check that bridge sign again and you will see that it states different weights for different size vehicles.

That is like the person that goes to the big orange hardware store in a Camry. They buy 100 stepping stones and pile them in the trunk. The rear end is dragging and the front end is in the air. This person will drive slow and only has 10 miles to go so they think they are safe and are not endangering any one. Not exceeding the speed limit; all lights work; using turn signals ect ect. Can this person be pulled over??
I do not care if it is a very large woman. If it is over weight it is unsafe and that gives them probable cause. Even if it is not over weight they have probable cause because they think it is over weight.

One final note. If this woman with the stepping stones were to hit your wife and kids on her 10 mile trip home I would think you would see it in a different light. Just because weight and standards has better things to do than chase ever soccer mom out there; do not think they can not.

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