is anyone over exceeding their gross combination weight rating?

[mrpep]

I red all about them too , some have good luck with them but many don't


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[pdqparalegal1]

Originally Posted by tjerrard

IF you are in an accident and your insurance finds out you were overweight do you think they will pay out?

Never say never but have yet to see an insurance adjuster at the Cat scales with a totaled TT and clip board and pen saying" yep! 10# over, claim DENIED!" Could happen but most likely will not. Guess I was lucky and not born paranoid. Don't worry about the extremes of what might happen, look for what will happen. Lawyers and adjusters are not that anal. most want to settle in an equitable manner to keep customer good will. I have been on both sides of the table.

[pdqparalegal1]

Originally Posted by Oakman

I’ve been reading various RV Forums since 2002 and I have yet to hear of anyone having been denied their insurance claim because they were overweight. Nor have I heard of any insurance company impounding a truck and trailer so they could take it to a scale. In a really nasty accident to get the actual weight they would have to go out and weigh all the pieces. Sorry but I consider the insurance scare nothing more than a “urban wives tale.”

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[mrpep]

I'm thinking something like this .... What's the pros and cons between diesel and gas ??


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[emm-dee]

Originally Posted by Dodge Guy

Airlines aren't any better! We were on a runway once and had to wait for a longer runway because we were overloaded! They needed the longer runway to get up to speed!

Not quite the same stuff when comparing to TT/TV weights. Most airline aircraft will leave the gate at a weight for a certain runway. There are at least five things beyond the control of the airline that, if changed, will necessitate a different runway.

[uhduh camping]

Originally Posted by mrpep

I'm thinking something like this .... What's the pros and cons between diesel and gas ??


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There's a thread for that! Run what you brung! Do the maintance on tranny and rear every season til your ready to move up. You will be more likely to pop a hose and overheat verses tranny/axle problems with 15+ yrs on the van.
For what it's worth I pulled 18' land scaper with two 65" JD zero turns and other equipment with Toyota taco. That thing lived in Wisconsin most of its life. There was a factory recall for rusty frames that was never dealt with. It had max tongue weight of 500 lbs and max tow 4500 lbs. The tongue weight was in the neighborhood of at least 1500 lbs. Trailer weight unknowns but over 4500. Blew the rear threw a junkyard rear in it. Its still a daily driver (without trailer) at 300k miles but 85k with trailer.

[mrpep]

In one week we test, 180 miles one way, 11500 lbs vs spec'd 11000 Gvcr recommended. I will have all fluids filled and clean and watching trans temps. I'll make a call then I suppose. I did get a reply to see the trailer and it's only been Oates for a few hours , maybe I'm selling too cheap, lol. I'm thinking of them selling van and that will be 10k , hopefully that I can put down on pick up. Tt would come next year


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[stevensmith2859]

One thing to keep in mind regardless of the weight is that every time you hook a TT, 5er, Popup, etc. up to your tow rig, mechanical breakdown is always a possibility. I doubt 500 Lbs will take you over the top, but regardless of whatever you chose to do, No vehicle is bullet proof, but if you take good care of it, keep up on the maintenance, you'll be a lot further a head in the game than many other people are. If you enjoy camping, just be safe, I'm no expert, I can just say my opinion. I was tired of the white knuckles with the Avalanche, so I traded up to the Ram with a Bigger engine. Only YOU know for sure if you are safe on the road or not.

[mrpep]

Rear differential fluid has been replaced with synthetic . The old stuff was a bit dirty, the magnet had some build up, gears are in good shape. Tommorrow the trans filter and 5 qts gets replaced and the motor oil as well. Keeping all my fluids, clean and full along with a cool trans should minimize a break down.


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[CedarCreekWoody]

Originally Posted by Dodge Guy

Airlines aren't any better! We were on a runway once and had to wait for a longer runway because we were overloaded! They needed the longer runway to get up to speed!

I was on a large airliner that taxied out but then returned to gate and asked for ONE volunteer to get off as we were overweight!

[CaptnJohn]

Originally Posted by CedarCreekWoody

I was on a large airliner that taxied out but then returned to gate and asked for ONE volunteer to get off as we were overweight!

I want to meet the guy with the 1/2 ton pulling a TT that tells his wife to get out. There is 1 guy on this thread that may do that as he would be concerned about stopping distance with that weight.

[NMWildcat]

Originally Posted by captnjohn

i want to meet the guy with the 1/2 ton pulling a tt that tells his wife to get out. There is 1 guy on this thread that may do that as he would be concerned about stopping distance with that weight.

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[DreiHunde]

Originally Posted by CedarCreekWoody

I was on a large airliner that taxied out but then returned to gate and asked for ONE volunteer to get off as we were overweight!

I was on a local commuter (ie puddle jumper) once and the flight attendant had to ask one "portly " gentleman to move to the other side for weight and balance reasons. Im not sure who was more embarrassed, her or him.

[jerky]

Originally Posted by CaptnJohn

I want to meet the guy with the 1/2 ton pulling a TT that tells his wife to get out. There is 1 guy on this thread that may do that as he would be concerned about stopping distance with that weight.

I think there's quite a few more then one


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[GL1800Rider]

When we started out in 1999 pulling our 32' Terry I could not afford to buy a new tow vehicle. I was towing with a 1975 F250 2wd regular cab with a 360 4V and dual tanks. Pretty sure it had the C6 transmission. The previous owner towed a car trailer with a 69 Camaro around the Southeast.

I added a trans cooler, new shocks all around with overload springs on the rear. Trailer weighed about 8000 (guessing, never had it weighed) with an estimated 1000 tongue weight. I have no idea what the load carrying capacity of the truck was.

If I stayed on flat ground in Florida it did fine, but it certainly hated hills. It would downshift to second gear at the least incline and slow to about 40 mph going up a good grade.We made two trips to the mountains in NC without issue but it was while knuckle whenever a truck passed me on the interstate.

Third trip up I blew out 3 freeze plugs just south of Atlanta on a Sunday and lost all the coolant immediately. Monday we went out and bought a new 2000 F250SD V10 and wish I had done it earlier. I still have the 2000 today.

You can probably "get by" if you are level when hooked up, stay on flat ground and keep your distance. I don't know what your tongue weight is but I am guessing it is at least 600-700 pounds that you will be adding to what the van can carry. Take it easy, enjoy your trip and even though you love the van, start saving for a new more suitable tow vehicle. Look what Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz pulled with a 1955 Mercury in the movie "The Long Long Trailer"

[aufinger]

Originally Posted by GL1800Rider

. Look what Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz pulled with a 1955 Mercury in the movie "The Long Long Trailer"

Yes, but they used a set of helper tires on the tongue. Larry G.

[mrpep]

That can't be real... Or is it??


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[CaptnJohn]

That was the only time I saw front helper tires. I did pull 29' with a 1974 Plymouth Fury. A total of 30,000 miles with 6000 on a trip west. Never a problem.

[B and B]

I can remember seeing some Airstreams with helper tires. The old white boss hog Caddy needed all the help it could get.

[Blackrock]

The weight Police said it couldn't/shouldn't be done but I did it anyway. Been all the up the ALCAN and all over Alaska without a problem. My calculations show I am 400# over on the trucks rear axle. Got the tires rotated yesterday as I did notice more wear on the rear tires than the front.