Originally Posted by Byrdman

!...Oh and by the way..it does not take a rocket scientist to get through check points....some of you people are stupid!

Originally Posted by Chris Sunkin

I apologize for the a$$hole comment. It was impolite and not of my general nature as those that know me would attest. Not to excuse my behavior but I meant it in general- directed to anyone who tows overweight and justifies endangering others with rationalizations like "Just a few times/short distance/etc." It was not meant to be directed to you specifically but again, uncalled for.

I'm somewhat sensitive to trailering issues being a survivor of rolling a large boat and pull rig (properly sized) caused by someone else's highway hijinks. That coupled with the fact that Tuesday afternoon I was almost killed by a cartwheeling Bobcat at 70 MPH.

This %$#@%! contractor passed me on I-77 at about 80, cut in front of me and 15 seconds later experienced a blowout on his ratty lo-boy trailer. Of course, the Bobcat was not fastened- just sitting on the trailer. As he was swaying across 3 lanes he tossed the Bobcat overboard. Looked like something out of a NASCAR crash video. All 3 feet in front of me.

I would- as with the rest of the fine folks at OSO- urge you not to pull anything beyond your rig's capabilities. There's lots of us out here around Northern Ohio and I'm sure one or more of us would be more than happy to move your boat for you if you find yourself in a bind.

Originally Posted by Chris Sunkin

Why then is a CDL not required for our 52,000# MCI?

Originally Posted by Chris Sunkin

Usually it isn't until it's too late that people come to understand what can happen while towing. I found out the hard way- someone came across the median towards me on the interstate while I was towing my Cig 38 with an F-450. Even though I was under my towing capacity, there was no way I could recover from a quick lane change to avoid the car. As a result, the seesawing back and forth across 3 lanes with a truck and trailer taking turns at going up on 2 wheels ended up with several barrell rolls down an embankment.

I bought the Freightliner used for under $20K and put another $10K in it making it ready to go- tool boxes, new flat bed, re-do the interior- everything. It tugs a full-cabin Apache 41 around like it's not even there. I also have the handiest giant pickup truck in town now. I use it way more for other nonsense than pulling the boat.