Anyone see the new Ram? Looks like they upped their game

THEFERMANATOR

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At least in my state anything over 26K gross you have to have CDL. I know this doesn't stop some idiot from doing it but don't get caught or the fine will be more than the truck payment. Heaven forbid they get in a wreck which regular insurance won't cover them over 26K.


At least with a CDL they have to have taken more tests than a regular license. But they will give a regular license to any Tom, Dick, or Jane.

In California, if it is for personal use or recreational. In other words not making money, then more than 26k lbs doesn't require a CDL.

I like it that way for me because it is quite easy to exceed that. 9k lb truck, 7500 lb gooseneck trailer leaves you with only 9500 lbs load limit. I know if I am loaded heavy I am going to take it extra carefully, leave lots of room and drive much slower. But on the other hand there are way to many people around here that don't know how to drive a car let alone a loaded truck/trailer

Every state is a 26k gcvwr before you need a cdl. BUT, if it's an RV, then there's no limit. You can legally go down, buy a 48 foot prevost luxury bus that weighs in close to 40K lbs, slap a trailer behind it, and still be legal in all states so long as you don't exceed the roads weight limit, states rig length limit, or any other exception.

I've never heard of a state allowing you to exceed 26k gcvwr for anything other than RV's, or agricultural exemption within 50 miles of your home base.
 

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Every state is a 26k gcvwr before you need a cdl. BUT, if it's an RV, then there's no limit. You can legally go down, buy a 48 foot prevost luxury bus that weighs in close to 40K lbs, slap a trailer behind it, and still be legal in all states so long as you don't exceed the roads weight limit, states rig length limit, or any other exception.



I've never heard of a state allowing you to exceed 26k gcvwr for anything other than RV's, or agricultural exemption within 50 miles of your home base.



Cali requires a special license depending on what the truck can tow or the trailers weight/how many axles. It’s not a cdl but a version of it. Doesn’t matter if it’s an rv or not. Blm likes to use this reason to pull Cali registered vehicles over at the dunes. Doesn’t work for us AZ folks lol
 

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I know in Michigan they have something they call a chauffeur license???:confused:
Buddy explained it to me but I can’t remember the details lol maybe Tom knows
In Florida it’s a free for all! I see lawn guys pulling multiple skid steers/mini excavators all the time that well exceed 26k
Honestly the MAN doesn’t mess with those boys as long as they appear to be legit
They have their hands busy with all the Floridiots:roflmao:

Back on topic though... what’s the deal with the entertainment system in the dash? That screen is bigger than my desktop at work lol
 

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Every state is a 26k gcvwr before you need a cdl. BUT, if it's an RV, then there's no limit. You can legally go down, buy a 48 foot prevost luxury bus that weighs in close to 40K lbs, slap a trailer behind it, and still be legal in all states so long as you don't exceed the roads weight limit, states rig length limit, or any other exception.

I've never heard of a state allowing you to exceed 26k gcvwr for anything other than RV's, or agricultural exemption within 50 miles of your home base.

I believe it is 150 miles but yeah, that is basically all correct
 

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I know in Michigan they have something they call a chauffeur license???:confused:
Buddy explained it to me but I can’t remember the details lol maybe Tom knows
In Florida it’s a free for all! I see lawn guys pulling multiple skid steers/mini excavators all the time that well exceed 26k
Honestly the MAN doesn’t mess with those boys as long as they appear to be legit
They have their hands busy with all the Floridiots:roflmao:

Back on topic though... what’s the deal with the entertainment system in the dash? That screen is bigger than my desktop at work lol

So long as the lawn guys are within X distance of there base of operations, they can do whatever they want under the ag exemption. And those floridiots are not Floridians. The "florida man" headlines are pretty much all 1st gen Floridians or recent transplants. Native Floridian "crackers"(like myself) take extreme offense to these idiots even remotely being considered Floridians.