Just pass this on and bump to keep up top. Today 10 toyhaulers pulled over dumping water for being overweight. Between westmorland and brawley. Sent from my iPhone

WOW!!! Wonder if the pinche hoodas were writting tickets as well!

Thats cool that they were able to dump their water instead of having to take out vehicles!!!


GDS gonna be raking in the CA$H with that .50 cents a gallon now!

well thats some bullI eat poo.....

WOW

I call BS

Interesting...................I believe they can't just stop you and weigh your rig or check your license for any apparent reason? If so, dropping water is saving 8Lbs a gallon, this won't make much of a difference for some?

X2

Just refill in Brawley...actually....I think its lame not to fill up in brawley. Why the heck would someone tow water for hundreds of mile when its available for free 30 mins from G?

<-----just got pulled over was over weight about 310 lb so i left my girl friend there can some one pick her up ????? ( NICE ONE MAC )

I heard reports that there are stranded fat chicks all over the 86.

Check point scales tickets ,I'm going back side of the lake

Pictures??

I've seen CHP with a truck that has portable scales.. They pull over truckers all the time...

dammm anyone have a extra toy hauler that i can use ?????????? this weekend
i'm in glendora

dammm anyone have a extra toy hauler that i can use ?????????? this weekend
i'm in glendora

actually water is 8.3 lbs a gallon.. more useless info in my head.

Looking for someone who actually received this ticket and the VC which this person was cited for.....

If I fill up on the road it can take me 20 min to do if nobody is allready filling up. I can do it at home while I load my trailer. The wieght of water is about equal to a couple of quads in my trailer and I don't think it's makes sitting somplace for 20 min as I fill up.

Yep. Ours only holds 50 gallons, so the 400lbs is fairly inconsequential. Never noticed a difference after I dumped water...

I don't notice the difference towing when our 110 gallon fresh tank is full vs. empty.

believe it when I see it. seems like I have heard of this many times but have yet too see it with my own two eyes.

x2. Once I hit the road for G, I don't like to stop until my tires hit the sand.

I would like to know what code violation they are citing for? My understanding is that the weight laws apply to commercial vehicles not private coaches. Now out of a safety concern, I could understand them checking the GCVWR of the rig and the weight rating on the tires to see if you are overloaded but could they cite you for it? Or can they just make you park it until you can get the weight in line with the ratings. I would love to here the opinion of one of our law enforcement board members.

Can someone send me a link, or info on the california laws on weight for toying?

Sorry, Towing... not toying lol..

Dune Safe has a great listing here

Remember this is California

where they MAKE UP something to cite you for

unless you are Over the weight rating of your tires there is no specific law im aware of in CA that they can cite for being "overweight"...now you can be cited for "unsafe load" if the officer wants to push his agenda which is purely a judgement call......they also can check to see if you have the endorsement on your license depending on the weight of your trailer and they CAN cite you for towing out of class.....

id rather know where my water is coming from, not just some water spicket in a town for free...

check the front driver door, there is a Weight Rating, they will right u up for unsafe tow if you are over this weight

does it really matter where the water comes from? You think its going to be all that great after sitting in your holding tank? I just shower/wash dishes/poop with it so I don't really care

sorry blackmagic there is no law that they can cite you for that........exceeding the weight rating of the manufacture label...

Isn't it just a given that everyone is either a little overweight or a few feet too long when they tow? I swear someday I am going to move out of California to a place where I can ride bikes right from my doorstep!

lots of info in this thread: http://www.glamisdunes.com/invision/index....p;#entry3485497
as it has been said before every year this stuff comes up and every year the truth comes out....we have some members who are LEO's who have already stated the laws on towing weights,hitches,tires etc.....there is no law for towing more weight then the manufactures label states you can...

24002(a) Unsafe condition of vehicle, load or equipment presenting immediate safety hazard.

Who cares about the ticket if you hit and kill someone while being over weight you are so fucted!!!!!!! And putting your family at risk=FAIL

35550. (a) The gross weight imposed upon the highway by the wheels
on any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the
gross weight upon any one wheel, or wheels, supporting one end of an
axle, and resting upon the roadway, shall not exceed 10,500 pounds.
(b) The gross weight limit provided for weight bearing upon any
one wheel, or wheels, supporting one end of an axle shall not apply
to vehicles the loads of which consist of livestock.
© The maximum wheel load is the lesser of the following:
(1) The load limit established by the tire manufacturer, as molded
on at least one sidewall of the tire.
(2) A load of 620 pounds per lateral inch of tire width, as
determined by the manufacturer's rated tire width as molded on at
least one sidewall of the tire for all axles except the steering
axle, in which case paragraph (1) applies.

If you are stopped by the CHP commercial units and weighed I think you would be more likely to be cited for being out of class or not having a travel trailer endorsement.

Bingo!

Wow she's pretty light.

OK UPDATE now that im at a computer. Heres what happened. My buddies are going out this morning to try to land a pad. They only have quads and flat bed trailers so they were not stopped. It was a check point. Just like the sobriety ones. They saw portable scales and called me to give me a heads up.I just relayed the message. I know for a fact that with my 42ft ww ,buggy,rhino , fuel ,water gear etc Im at 29k which is not in the class c driving range. Ive gotten ticket before and it was $850 about 5 years ago. At 2:30 another buddy passes through and the check point is gone.


Now another story three weeks ago at the border check on the back road they have dogs sniffing for dope. I call my other herbal friendy 420 type friends and advise. They dump all the pot they had. They get to the check point and no dogs. THEY CALL BS and are all mad. I just said hey . better safe than sorry. It wasnt a joke it was just looking out.

no worries i have my non com A endorsement....

That is the way I always go, and they usually have a dog there, not always sniffing, but still there. I got pulled over for 45 mins one time because the dog indicated there could be drugs. After 45 mins the said sorry and thank you for your cooperation, have a nice day ....

Same here i fill up at home i dont care to try and find a place to fill up and wait in line while others think they have all night while filling water and doing shopping at the same time while their rig is still parked at the water fill.

Besides many make a big deal about the extra water weight but will not hesitate to drive a few friends out if needed who probably weigh more than a full water tank

Not everyone has a diesel....

I can tell the difference, and I am sure my tranny can too....

just saying

Exactly!!!

Exactly!!!! Hoverman is correct again...

Two things to address, I fill up my trailer at home, so i can do it very slowly so the air vents can work and not bulge out the tanks and do damage.

I bet those scales were for commercial vehicles...............

6.0 gasser 2500hd for me.I have towed my trailer unloaded and loaded no real difference except the hills.If its a windy day on flat ground i will be slow no matter what.

It never ceases to amaze me how many "truckers" we have on this site and yet so few of them actually know the laws that pertain to them...

People get so upset and start name calling about how the LEO's are making stuff up, yet it almost always seems to be a viable law.

They dont just make stuff up.





A pick up truck IS a commercial vehicle and weight laws do apply..