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63corvette · 12-07-2009, 11:32 AM

Blue Oval Ralph my name is Rick Cates and I live in Canyon Tx. Just a retired guy who races for fun across the country for parts of the year.
When I joined this site I put the 63 Corvette as a handle not knowing it would only list that in the posts. I have tried to change it to my name and I can not figure out how to get that done.

The 10,001 is not a combined weight for pulling a trailer with a class B it is for the trailer weight alone. The class B covers a vehicle of 26,001 or more alone and restricts the trailer to 10,000. If you go over the 10,000 it takes a class A for the combined weight.

Again it all depends on the officer and how he looks at it. I drove my rig for about 8 years without anything but a class C. I went to the Highway Patrol license office before buying it and asked about license restrictions. They at that time just kept telling me it was a motor home and nothing else was needed. I tried to question that and the lady began to get angry so l left it at that.

This spring at the Las Vegas race a group of racers were discussing what type of license was required for our rigs. One from Ca and one from Az both told me I should check again so I did when I did get back home and things had changed. I was told then I needed the class B. I did get it after jumping through all the hoops for them and now I should be legal.

Just my story and experience from being there and doing it. Nothing else.

12-07-2009, 11:32 AM	#25
63corvette Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canyon, Tx Posts: 552 Likes: 128 Liked 358 Times in 103 Posts	Re: dot compliance Blue Oval Ralph my name is Rick Cates and I live in Canyon Tx. Just a retired guy who races for fun across the country for parts of the year. When I joined this site I put the 63 Corvette as a handle not knowing it would only list that in the posts. I have tried to change it to my name and I can not figure out how to get that done. The 10,001 is not a combined weight for pulling a trailer with a class B it is for the trailer weight alone. The class B covers a vehicle of 26,001 or more alone and restricts the trailer to 10,000. If you go over the 10,000 it takes a class A for the combined weight. Again it all depends on the officer and how he looks at it. I drove my rig for about 8 years without anything but a class C. I went to the Highway Patrol license office before buying it and asked about license restrictions. They at that time just kept telling me it was a motor home and nothing else was needed. I tried to question that and the lady began to get angry so l left it at that. This spring at the Las Vegas race a group of racers were discussing what type of license was required for our rigs. One from Ca and one from Az both told me I should check again so I did when I did get back home and things had changed. I was told then I needed the class B. I did get it after jumping through all the hoops for them and now I should be legal. Just my story and experience from being there and doing it. Nothing else.