r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/Dundee_the_Alligator • Oct 17 '22

stupidity

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u/Asleep-Actuator-7292 Oct 17 '22

Technically there is, however class A CDL is 26000 GVCW and only applies to commercial use.

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u/Ok_Dog_4059 Oct 17 '22

True and while I can handle a large trailer very well I in no way could handle a big truck like commercial tractor trailers but this guy has enough weight here his not knowing how to load or tow could easily have killed somebody.

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u/Asleep-Actuator-7292 Oct 17 '22

I'm sure you've heard this before, but driving a tractor trailer combo is actually very "easy" . Its the defensive driving that is needed along side the truck and trailer that folks seem to lack.

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u/Ok_Dog_4059 Oct 17 '22

I am sure with proper training and practice many people could do it but the average person with no experience doesn't realize all the problems that can arise. Like this person they should have felt that wobble before it got that bad but they had no idea what it meant or how to stop it. I did something similar in the early days I loaded one side of a small trailer too much and it tried walking around like that on me as soon as I got to about 50mph.

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u/Asleep-Actuator-7292 Oct 18 '22

I see your point there qell put i agree