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ronflys701
post Feb 8 2014, 01:30 PM
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Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 1998 dodge 2500 diesel
Type of Tiedowns used: Pockets only
Truck and Camper Setup: 2500 dodge diesel 1998 2 wheel drive nothing added,,completely stock truck and bare camper furnace, no hot water...3 way fridge..and propane stove,,,, theats it and it is standard transmission and love the fact I can park anywhere in any parking spot u can park a car,,,,no problems??



I have a 2500 1998 Dodge Diesel 12v and my gvw is 8800lbs I bought an older as light as possible camper no hot water or built in shower just furnace,stove and regular sized bed ...not a Queen as most have now and Im almost over the weight for my truck ...my question is 99% of every truck camper has put the weight over the limit of the gvw when loaded....and I have talked to many eye to eye in the campgrounds so why is everyone crying about gvw you are almost all over the limit when fully loaded unless you buy a 550 ford or equivalent. All the swaybars lifts airbags may help control the load but nothing can change the max weight for the truck...Naturally Im talking about hard sided and not popups??
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SidecarFlip
post Mar 30 2017, 09:47 AM
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Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 1997 Ford F350 4x4 LB SRW CC 7.3 diesel
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Truck and Camper Setup: 1997 Ford F350 4 door 4x4 Crew Cab 7.3 Diesel, Lance 915 loaded, 2015 Palomino SS1500 Loaded



QUOTE(amit65 @ Mar 30 2017, 05:59 AM)
Hi..

When a truck driver causes an accident by operating a truck that
is overloaded or has an unsecured load, it is usually someone else
who ends up paying the price. In most cases, the truck driver will
walk away from the accident, while the people in the other vehicle
may suffer life-changing injuries or death
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Yes and no. Being a retired safety and compliance officer for a large carrier, I will say the usually the truck driver isn't injured but he still faces disciplinary action by his company, law enforcement and likely loss of employment plus plus points on his or her license.

Same scenario can be applied to an overweight camper / truck and assured clear distance (failure to stop in the required distance because the vehicle was loaded past the limits of it's braking capability) and smashes a car.

Chances are the driver of the RV will walk away while the driver / occupants of the car will suffer personal injury or death.

It all comes down to adjudication in a court of law and who has the biggest wallet.
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ronflys701   overloaded trucks   Feb 8 2014, 01:30 PM
Sailor Dave   I have a 2012 F350 dually, 6.2 liter gas, extended...   Feb 8 2014, 04:32 PM
ronflys701   Ok I won t include u with 400lbs to spare hope ur...   Feb 13 2014, 11:36 AM
aqualung   Like Sailor Dave, when fully loaded with a full co...   Feb 8 2014, 05:43 PM
ronflys701   Touchy or what??   Feb 13 2014, 12:07 PM
dubob   [size=5][font=comic sans ms]I'm over and don...   Feb 9 2014, 06:27 PM
Sailor Dave   LOL!!!   Feb 10 2014, 06:27 AM
Spanky   I am over too but I just drive it like its over an...   Feb 10 2014, 10:24 AM
hedge   I'm under too but not by much. I'll probab...   Feb 10 2014, 11:20 AM
ronflys701   Guess I screwed up so if you are within a couple h...   Feb 13 2014, 11:41 AM
dubob   [font=comic sans ms]Ron, After reading your lates...   Feb 14 2014, 10:20 AM
Sailor Dave   Sometimes it's best to just ignore narrow mind...   Feb 16 2014, 08:42 AM
ronflys701   [snapback]218885 Im not here to make friends just ...   Feb 25 2014, 11:28 AM
dubob   [color=maroon][font=Comic Sans MS]Congratulations ...   Feb 26 2014, 08:28 AM
Jeeper4life   I'm extremely overweight (my truck and camper...   Nov 30 2014, 06:24 PM
dubob   [size=5]Jeeper, I'm loving it also so far. I...   Dec 1 2014, 09:05 AM
Warlock   Well Im in a 2011 Denali 4x4 2500HD with a Lance 8...   Mar 7 2015, 07:35 PM
Electrojake   This original post is nothing short of fascinatin...   Jun 15 2015, 07:47 PM
17 Oaks   I tend to agree with your comments. That said h...   Jun 27 2015, 10:31 AM
Torsten   Hi, can load 2976 Lbs on my old 1985 F250 Diesel,...   Nov 8 2016, 06:16 AM
ecocampor   how about this truck camper https://www.ecocampo...   Mar 8 2023, 02:57 AM
ecocampor   I like this truck camper https://www.ecocampor.co...   Mar 8 2023, 03:03 AM


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