"CDL"
   Commercial  drivers license         not   Cal. drivers license....

            that's if you have one.....

                                              ERic

Mike Miller wrote:

>You lose your drivers license?  Hmm.  I never heard of this.  I can check in
>California if anyone is interested but I'm pretty sure no has ever weighed
>the vehicles involved in a normal accident.
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>Who knows though, California has some weird laws.  For example, you are hit
>by an illegal alien, drunk, with 12 prior DUI, you are parked legally when
>this happens.  Your vehicle is not currently legally registered.  It's your
>fault.
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>And you have no insurance coverage, no matter how current your payments or
>long term your coverage.
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>Mike
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>On 12/9/04 4:14 AM, "Eric Zeno" <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote:
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>>You guys are looking at  the size of the tow vehicle.  "17 ft"
>>You need to look at the total GVW. "Gross vehicle weight"
>>This is the total weight of everything.  Trailer, tow vehicle, and
>>vehicle in tow, passengers, tools, dog, fat wife, etc.   One
>>pound over, have an accident, and you'll lose your CDL
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>>                                           ERic
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>>John Rodgers wrote:
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>>>I towed my 88 GL on a U-haul auto-transport trailer behind a 17 ft
>>>U-haul van. No problems whatso ever. Towed it from Clinton, OK 80 miles
>>>to the west side of Ok. City to Birmingham, AL in one long day. After
>>>that, I don't think I would ever haul a Vanagon on a Dolly.
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>>>John Rodgers
>>>88 GL Driver
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>>>Michael Diehr wrote:
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>>>>I'm moving soon, and have a Vanagon and a New Beetle.  I'm thinking
>>>>of towing the Vanagon and driving the Uhaul and the beetle.
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>>>>Anyone had experience towing a Vanagon using their 4-wheel off the
>>>>ground dolly, with a 17' rental truck?  Or would you recommend I
>>>>drive the vanagon and tow the beetle?
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>>>>thx!
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