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Old 12-20-2012, 09:47 PM   #11
Bob86ZZ4
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Alpharv, I would suspect that would only be an issue if you are in fact in any way commercial. If you're truly recreational the DOT inspectors and weigh stations have nothing to do with you. So putting a heavier axle on would be for the owner's personal desire. I wonder if you had an rv that was seriously overloaded and you got into an accident and the lawyers got involved might it cause more problems for an owner? Would it decrease your legal exposure if you had upfitted a higher capacity axle and not overloaded it? I don't know. I'm no lawyer. Just curious.
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