Comments on: Towing & Trailers http://www.ghidinelli.com/2005/03/15/towing-trailers Thu, 01 Jun 2017 18:51:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: brian http://www.ghidinelli.com/2005/03/15/towing-trailers/comment-page-1#comment-914 brian Mon, 06 Nov 2006 03:24:57 +0000 http://www.ghidinelli.com/2005/03/15/towing-trailers/#comment-914 @Ed, I don't know much about flat-towing but I think the rule that is going to apply to you is the "Overall length". The handbook also seems to preclude towing multiple trailers with a regular vehicle: <blockquote cite="CA DMV">NOTE: No passenger vehicle regardless of weight, may tow more than one vehicle. No motor vehicle under 4,000 lbs. unladen may tow any vehicle weighing 6,000 lbs. or more gross. (VC §21715)</blockquote> You could put both of the jeeps on an open fifth-wheel or gooseneck trailer easily enough but I think a passenger vehicle here means not a semi/tractor. DMV has a pretty good table that describes all of the situations here on page 2: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/dl648/dl648.pdf @Ed, I don’t know much about flat-towing but I think the rule that is going to apply to you is the “Overall length”. The handbook also seems to preclude towing multiple trailers with a regular vehicle:

NOTE: No passenger vehicle regardless of weight, may tow more than one vehicle. No motor vehicle under 4,000 lbs. unladen may tow any vehicle weighing 6,000 lbs. or more gross. (VC §21715)

You could put both of the jeeps on an open fifth-wheel or gooseneck trailer easily enough but I think a passenger vehicle here means not a semi/tractor. DMV has a pretty good table that describes all of the situations here on page 2: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/dl648/dl648.pdf

]]> By: Ed http://www.ghidinelli.com/2005/03/15/towing-trailers/comment-page-1#comment-885 Ed Sun, 05 Nov 2006 03:05:29 +0000 http://www.ghidinelli.com/2005/03/15/towing-trailers/#comment-885 Just trying to get the dead wood on towing doublles, such as a rv trailer pluss a car trailer with my jeep on it both are pull trailers i as you i have a dodge 2500 with the cummings in it any help is great thanks Ed ps what about flat towing two jeeps. Just trying to get the dead wood on towing doublles, such as a rv trailer pluss a car trailer with my jeep on it both are pull trailers i as you i have a dodge 2500 with the cummings in it any help is great thanks Ed ps what about flat towing two jeeps.

]]> By: brian http://www.ghidinelli.com/2005/03/15/towing-trailers/comment-page-1#comment-10 brian Tue, 30 May 2006 21:17:32 +0000 http://www.ghidinelli.com/2005/03/15/towing-trailers/#comment-10 Dan, the headache is free thanks to California law. Where do you live? I just tracked down this link off of the DMV site - it will give you what you need for any county in California: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/trucks/trucksize/publicscales/ A tip... if you put a camper shell on the back, you aren't subject to the extra fees. The extra fee is for 'commercial' pick-up trucks which are those with open beds (from what DMV told me). If you can find a cheap camper shell off craigslist, it could pay for itself in a year or two of registration fees. Cheers! Dan, the headache is free thanks to California law. Where do you live? I just tracked down this link off of the DMV site – it will give you what you need for any county in California: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/trucks/trucksize/publicscales/

A tip… if you put a camper shell on the back, you aren’t subject to the extra fees. The extra fee is for ‘commercial’ pick-up trucks which are those with open beds (from what DMV told me). If you can find a cheap camper shell off craigslist, it could pay for itself in a year or two of registration fees.

Cheers!

]]> By: Dan http://www.ghidinelli.com/2005/03/15/towing-trailers/comment-page-1#comment-9 Dan Tue, 30 May 2006 20:50:27 +0000 http://www.ghidinelli.com/2005/03/15/towing-trailers/#comment-9 Hi, Came across your blog while doing a search for weighmasters in CA. Thought you might be able to help me. I just moved here and am in the process of renewing my registration for my '99 Chevy S10. But myold reg doesn't have a weight on it and I'm being told that I need to get a weight certificate, yet no one can tell me where togo to get this done. There's nothing in my local yellow pages under weighmasters. I'm getting a headache. If you can help, I'd appreciate it. Where do I go? -Dan Hi,

Came across your blog while doing a search for weighmasters in CA. Thought you might be able to help me.

I just moved here and am in the process of renewing my registration for my ‘99 Chevy S10. But myold reg doesn’t have a weight on it and I’m being told that I need to get a weight certificate, yet no one can tell me where togo to get this done.

There’s nothing in my local yellow pages under weighmasters.

I’m getting a headache. If you can help, I’d appreciate it.

Where do I go?

-Dan

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