MeanGreen
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So this has always made me mad. In Virginia, and other states, I can hook up to a trailer with my passenger car or even SUV, and it is completely legal so long as the trailer and vehicle does not exceed the vehicle manufacturer's recommendations. NOW, if I hook to a trailer with my F250 (registered as a truck) I can only tow a trailer if my truck is registered for the weight of the truck and trailer. I have never understood this! The trailer has to be registered for its weight, so why must the truck be registered for truck and trailer weight...it's not like the truck is carrying the whole weight of the trailer.
My biggest gripe with this, is 99.9% of the time I do not tow ANYTHING, but for that .1% of the time I would have to pay for 20,000# tags instead of 9800# tags. Right now I have 9800# truck tags since the truck is usually unloaded if I am hooked to a trailer, and right now the only trailer I am pulling is a little 2990#(GVWR) utility trailer.
I have even been told that the F150 guys (with passenger tags) can tow without being hassled, but with a Superduty, you'd better have truck tags for towing anything. Like I said, I have truck tags, but not weighted very heavy. I'm just trying to figure out what to do, as I am thinking about using my Father's 10,000# flatbed for hauling some lumber for a personal project of mine and I would be using it off an on for a few months.
Thanks guys,
Jerry
My biggest gripe with this, is 99.9% of the time I do not tow ANYTHING, but for that .1% of the time I would have to pay for 20,000# tags instead of 9800# tags. Right now I have 9800# truck tags since the truck is usually unloaded if I am hooked to a trailer, and right now the only trailer I am pulling is a little 2990#(GVWR) utility trailer.
I have even been told that the F150 guys (with passenger tags) can tow without being hassled, but with a Superduty, you'd better have truck tags for towing anything. Like I said, I have truck tags, but not weighted very heavy. I'm just trying to figure out what to do, as I am thinking about using my Father's 10,000# flatbed for hauling some lumber for a personal project of mine and I would be using it off an on for a few months.
Thanks guys,
Jerry