Towing 12,500 Pounds

[krminyl@...]

Curt,

Don't do it. the max length you should tow is maybe a 24' trailer...I tow
my 24' trailer, and the total combination length is somewhere around 68 1/2
feet long...the max in CA is 65'. The owner of Quicksand Performance got cited
just outside of Needles last season, towing his 30' trailer behind his SOB
38 footer, and it cost him $700.00 (AZ Max length is 70'. He tried to get
the Chippie to give him a break since we was just a few miles from the AZ
border...no luck! He even made Omar hold the other end of the tape when he
measured it.

From all the CHPies I've talked to (probably more than 10 or so), they
usually won't give you a second look if you are under 70', but over that, you'll
probably get cited, and may God help you if you ever get in an accident. You
know for sure that weight and length will become an issue, especially if you
are unfortunate to be at fault.

JMHO...FWIW!

Kevin McKeown
Yorba Linda, CA
1986 38' PT


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