Unusual Vehicle Combination Placed OOS

It's a rollback. How's what he's doing any different than a wrecker hauling a semi truck and trailer at the same time?

 

Different states are different. For example in Ohio a semi can only be towed with a trailer attached only long enough to get it off the expressway (safe location) to break it down and use two tow vehicles. (can can be a standard semi for the trailer)

At least that's what I was told one night in Ohio by a tow driver when my fuel gelled up.

 

You wanna see it out West where there’s an Rv pulling a box trailer then a boat trailer

 

Yeah my buddy had a 44ft camper and a 20ft pontoon boat behind it . adding truck to the overall length it was about the same length or longer as his semi. Now he is a truck driver with doubles endorsement so technically qualified to haul that contraption BUT u dont need any of that to do it... Wouldnt wanna be around a 4 wheeler driver behind the wheel of that going down the road, but lots do it because its legal out west.

 

Where I live you can tow 2 trailers behind a pickup provided that the first trailer uses a 5th wheel connection.

 

Same thing here but you don't see a lot of it. Most insurance companies won't cover you for the second trailer and you're guaranteed to get stopped by CHP at least once.
For most of the people I see in the mountains one trailer is more than enough. One of our retired drivers pulls a 24' fifth wheel travel trailer and a fourteen foot aluminum boat behind it. He uses an F250 for a tow vehicle. He says it runs alright but isn't great for making quick stops. He'd know.

 

We can't leave the province though. Right at the border into BC there's a huge sign that says "Three vehicle combinations under 11,000 kg prohibited in BC."

I often wondered if I could skirt the law on the fact the tow rig I'm building will exceed the 11,000 kg GVW restriction.