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03-13-2019, 01:52 AM #81
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03-13-2019, 10:25 AM #83
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GM has on their web page the risk of exceeding the GVWR and would be used in a lot of accident investigation
“You may not give much thought about those figures while making short trips or carrying a couple of small items, but when it comes time to load your GMC with lots of passengers or cargo, it’s important to keep your GMC’s GVWR in mind. Failure to do so may result in you exceeding the GVWR and overloading your vehicle.
Overloading your truck or SUV can carry severe consequences, including:
* Broken springs and suspension components due to excess weight
* Brakes unable to stop the truck or SUV in a timely manner
* Transmission and other driveline components may overheat and sustain serious damage
* Unusual suspension behavior, making the vehicle hard to control
* Tire temperatures rising to elevated levels, potentially leading to a blowout”
http://www.gmc.com/gmc-life/how-to/u...-weight-rating
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03-13-2019, 10:41 AM #84
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Your lengthy reply explaining your own experiences of rebuilding tow vehicles seem to actually support the argument of getting a correctly weighted plackered truck for the size of the RV you intend to haul. If you needed to rebuild chassis and whatnot on vehicles that were intended to tow RV's or have motorhomes installed on the chassis, and those were inadequate then what can a consumer expect, longevity, safety and component wise, from a truck that is not so designated by said manufacturer? If a 3/4 ton chassis is not up to the task, should one logically conclude that maybe a 1/2 ton will be better; or should one be looking at 1 ton rated truck. Seems pretty simple.
My take from your experiences as shared is that one should buy the beefiest, stoutest truck that is engineered, configured and supported by manufacturer documentation to pull and/or carry the weight the consumer intends to use that truck for.2022 Imagine XLS 22MLE
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03-13-2019, 10:55 AM #85
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In the seventies, I was traveling across the country with my kids in the back of station wagon playing with toys and was pulled over by State Patrol for speeding. He gave my kids a plastic badge and sent us on our way. What do you think would happen today?
When I talk to two separate lawyers from two separate law firms and they were both aware of baby boomers and their overweight RVs. The second lawyer was just a customer of mine that knew I was an RVer. Both of the lawyers used the 3/4 ton pulling a 5er that was close or over his payload/GVWR as an example. Just like traveling with kids in the back station wagon I think times are changing.
We almost hit someone in the rear about a month ago. Coming up to a stop light they cut in front of us cause us at the last moment and caused us to slam on the brakes and the near miss. Now we sport a new dashcam. Just some additional insurance.Last edited by CWSWine; 03-13-2019 at 11:04 AM.
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03-13-2019, 01:21 PM #86
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My apologies to the OP at the outset for continuing the thread off topic (maybe we should start a new thread) but Dennis your dash cam install raises a question.
My understanding is that rear end collisions seem to "always" be the responsibility of the party who rear ended the party in front of them regardless of the circumstances. How would a dash cam video affect this ?
Also, what are the known or possible unintended consequences of using a dash cam video ? Do they also have audio ?
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03-13-2019, 02:04 PM #872018 Reflection 303RLS
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03-13-2019, 02:35 PM #88
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Please show me where I have posted anything derogatory about you.
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03-13-2019, 02:41 PM #89
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Thread closed, Discussion has taken a wrong turn.
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