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RE: 2002 Cardinal 29LE - Help, Please
A friend pulled that same 5er with a F-250 Ford V-10. No problems. Easy pull.
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Wadcutter
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05/22/13 06:25am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Opinions wanted.
Some people need to learn to mind their own business.
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Wadcutter
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05/06/13 02:21pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Double Towing OUTSIDE of Michigan...
Is a drivers license good only in the state it's issued in?
I think not.
My Michigan license allows me to Ride a motorcycle. Does another state have a right to say, "your motorcycle endorsement isn't any good here".
How far would that go?
Completely different issue entirely. You're mixing licensing with state traffic laws. Such distinction is what makes it hard for laymen to understand the law. It's simple really but people generally have so little knowledge that they don't understand when talking about it. Most people get their legal knowledge from watching TV shows or talking to other ill-informed neighbors. And as a result they think they know all there is to know about the law. Then it comes down to specifics, like what you are asking, and people show they really don't understand all that much.
The feds mandated many many years ago that all states have to honor another state's DL and registration.
Traffic laws, which what towing laws are, are completely different and have nothing to do with licensing. An endorsement that a state may put on a license doesn't mean that the endorsement will override another state's statute. MI may require a doubles endorsement for their state residents but if someone from another states drives in MI then MI has to accept that other state's DL even tho that other state may not require a doubles endorsement.
What IS reciprocity? I'm thinking it means your drivers license from another state is valid in other states that have reciprocity.
Not trying to start a fight, just trying to make since of the whole thing.
Honoring another state's DL and registration is not true reciprocity. Reciprocity is when 2 states agree "You honor mine and I'll honor yours." An easy example maybe to understand is when driving to Canada. Can you drive in Canada with your MI DL? Sure, because the US and Canada signed an agreement honoring each other's DL and registration. That's reciprocity.
With licensing and registration the feds have mandated it so it's not reciprocity, it's a fed mandate.
I don't necessarily agree but that doesn't make me right either. I'm not convinced just yet that another state can say my license is VOID in there state. And my license says I'm legal to double tow.
Legal matter maybe.
Your DL is not void. Again, you're mixing licensing and traffic laws. 2 different issues. Your license will be valid every where because the feds mandated such to all the states. The feds did not mandate double towing to all states. That's up to each state to decide.
Do you want the legal answer or do you want someone to give you an answer you agree with? Whether or not you agree with the right answer is irrelevant.
I spent 42 yrs in law enforcement and worked very closely with other states and fed DOT. Over the years I answered a lot of questions from the public concerning laws. More often than not when someone asked a question they really didn't want the legal answer. They were just looking for someone to agree with what they want to do. Even after given the statute and applicable court rulings they'd want to argue even tho they didn't have a clue about the law. They really didn't want an answer. They just want someone to tell them to go ahead and do what they want to do. We called it 'fishing'. Sometimes they'd even call back thinking they'd get a different person who would give them the answer they wanted to hear.
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Wadcutter
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05/02/13 09:55am |
Towing
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RE: Double Towing OUTSIDE of Michigan...
You follow the laws in the state you are driving in at the time.
People do not understand what reciprocity means including those who put together all those websites. Reciprocity has nothing to do with double towing. What's the speed limit in MI? If MI allows 70 MPH does that mean you can drive 70 mph in every state? No, you obey the laws in the state you are driving. Or think of it this way. What if MI had a speed limit of only 60 MPH. Would that mean that when you drove in a state that had a max speed limit of 75 that you could only drive 60 MPH because that's the speed limit in your home state?
Or another way to look at state laws. Look at motorcycle helmet laws. In IL we are not required to wear a helmet. No helmet laws on the books. MO requires every rider to wear a helmet. When I ride to MO can I ride without a helmet because of reciprocity? No, I have to obey MO's laws and wear a helmet.
One state doesn't care what another state's law says. You obey the law in the state in which you are driving. I spent a total of 42 years in law enforcement. You can't believe he number of times I stopped someone for violating our state law and their excuse was they could do such and such in their home state therefore they thought they were legal. Even heard a few tell a judge the same story. Judges weren't amused.
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Wadcutter
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05/02/13 06:07am |
Towing
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RE: Bucket list for the SE United States
Shiloh N'tl Battlefield in Chatanooga, Mill Springs Battlefield in Somerset, Ky.
When did they move Shiloh Battlefield 200 miles east to Chattanooga? Last time I was at Shiloh a couple of years ago it was 1/2 way across the state of TN from Chattanooga. Shiloh is about 100 miles east of Memphis and just north of Cornith MS.
Chickamauga and Look Out Mountain battlefields are near Chattanooga.
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Wadcutter
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04/28/13 07:33pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Personal protection question.
One thing I suggest not doing: Avoid having the "protected by Smith & Wesson" stickers, or "keep honking, I am reloading" on a vehicle. The stickers can be considered as probable cause for a stop-and-search.
HAHAHA!! Good one. These are always funny.
You failed. Go back to law school Perry Mason.
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Wadcutter
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04/27/13 09:51pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Big Bend Border Crossing is Open
but how can this be a controlled crossing with no bridge, no nothing but evidently some place to scan a passport.
bumpy
Make a trip there and you'll see how it's controlled.
No where in any US law or international agreement does it state there has to be a bridge at a border crossing.
Ever been to Los Ebanos, TX/Mexico crossing?
I guess you find it impossible to give a positive answer on this? if there is no road leading to or from this "crossing", how does this "crossing" differ from the other hundreds of miles of the river? the photo only showed a phone booth, nothing else. where do you show your passport etc.? if there is no road to it, how does it differ to make it a "crossing"?
I gave a positive answer. Pretty easy to understand for most.
The very first post explained you have a location where you scan your passport and it is monitored in El Paso. I know it's a bit of a technical concept but this is the 21st century and there are all kinds of modern gizmos in use today.
Also somewhat new is a something called Google and the internet. You can do a Google search of the Boquillas crossing and via magic you can see pictures of the crossing and the crossing station.
You keep harping about no road or bridge. No where are there requirements that say there has to be a bridge at a border crossing. There are roads on both sides of the river. Just not the kind of road you're use to using.
Go to page 20 and it even shows you a road.
http://nemo.cbp.gov/opa/2012/boquillas_ea.pdf
I know folks were crossing at the place (don't remember exactly where) that they were ferrying folks across to a tiny town, and I am sure there was no "control" there.
I asked if you'd ever been to Los Ebanos TX.
when I was driving back NOrth on 385? we did hit a road block and was asked what I got in Mexico. sort of surprised me as I didn't even know that there was a crossing in Big Bend at that time.
bumpy
Some of those modern gizmos I mentioned.
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Wadcutter
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04/13/13 10:08am |
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RE: Big Bend Border Crossing is Open
but how can this be a controlled crossing with no bridge, no nothing but evidently some place to scan a passport.
bumpy
Make a trip there and you'll see how it's controlled.
No where in any US law or international agreement does it state there has to be a bridge at a border crossing.
Ever been to Los Ebanos, TX/Mexico crossing?
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Wadcutter
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04/13/13 08:05am |
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RE: Big Bend Border Crossing is Open
We were there in 1996 and they had it closed then. The NPS told us that closing the border at Boquillas was a real hardship on those living on the south side. Tourism was their only source of income. That was just after the USMC had shot and killed a young Mexican boy herding his sheep near Castillon. The Marines said the kid had shot at them first. Tensions were a bit high.
Bumpy obviously has never been to Boquillas or a lot of other crossing areas if he's wondering about a bridge and a road. A road to where?
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Wadcutter
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04/12/13 04:30pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: 2001 F350 7.3L
There are 2 Ford dealers who call me every 4-6 months trying to talk me into trading in my 7.3L F-350 4 door. They admit they have a list of people wanting 7.3L trucks and they can't get enough to meet to meet demand.
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Wadcutter
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04/04/13 08:20am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Quincy, IL
There's a state park right across the missisippi river into Missouri.
Can't remember the name though. Has nice
camping facilities. Check the Missouri State Park page.
Gee, you think maybe the name of that state park is Wakonda State Park? Read posts 2 and 3 in this thread.
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Wadcutter
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04/01/13 06:38pm |
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RE: Quincy, IL
If I were to choose I'd cross the Mississippi and drive about 20 minutes north of Quincy to Wakonda SP at LaGrange. Nice quiet SP.
http://mostateparks.com/park/wakonda-state-park
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Wadcutter
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03/29/13 09:09pm |
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RE: goofy , but true ?
Actually stopping the person did a lot more than just check the plate. Making the stop the LEO was able to confirm the driver had a valid driver's license and also that the driver was not wanted.
Additionally, there's a major move by the drug cartels to use RVers to transport drugs and money. The most money my unit has found hidden in an RV was $330,000. The most dope was 440 kilos of cocaine. The driver admitted they were paid $5K to haul the money but they didn't know what was in the packages. The coke hauler was paid about the same and they didn't know what they were hauling either. He just dropped off his 5er and picked it up a few days later and was paid.
So while some of you on here think the LEO didn't have anything better to do think again. Can't count the number of times someone has said "They should be out catching criminals." OK, then tell me what a criminal looks like and which vehicle they're driving. You don't know until you make the stop and using the small, what appears to be insignificant reasons is what locates the criminals. You don't find major drug mules or people who know they're wanted driving 100 mph. They're doing their best to blend in. It's the small items they overlook and it's those small items that gets them caught.
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Wadcutter
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03/28/13 04:50pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: NOLA to Pensacola
It's slow. Lots of traffic and stop and go lights. But it is more scenic since you're on the coast a lot of the way. Still a lot of damage from Katrina with long stretches still not rebuilt. If you're not in a hurry then it's a nice run. I-10 is boring.
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Wadcutter
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03/28/13 10:49am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: hot water heater
That will help. If it's green enough it may take several applications.
Good luck.
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Wadcutter
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03/27/13 01:56pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Flexible Shrink hose
If it and the other "as seen on TV" stuff were so good don't you think some place like Lowes, Home Depot, Sears, Walmart, etc would have jumped on it and be making a buck?
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Wadcutter
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03/25/13 04:51pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Opinions on Heartland Big Country
We bought our Big Country 3500RL in 2010. Since then it's been to CO twice, TX once, New Orleans 3 times, FL 3 times, Niagara Falls 1 time, and around IL several times.
Absolutely no complaints.
Only warranty work needed done was one of the outside speakers had a hole in it. Looked as if during assembly someone's screw driver slipped. Called the dealer who called Heartland. Dealer wanted to know if I wanted to bring it by for him to replace or have Heartland ship it directly to us and I could replace it. I had the speaker in hand in less than a week.
We traded a Cardinal for the BC. Really liked the Cardinal and was hoping it wasn't a mistake getting rid of it. It wasn't. Really like the BC.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/ispcapt/104_0403_zps30195cda.jpg
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Wadcutter
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03/24/13 03:24pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Overweight and insurance
Before people ask these kinds of questions they should think about what they're asking and learn a bit about the law. Legal axle weights are generally 20,000 on a single axle and 34,000 on a tandem axle. Does anyone really think they are hauling over 20,000 lbs on a single axle or over 34,000 lbs on the 5er?
Just FYI - yeah, I know what I'm talking about. For over 35 years I have been weighing trucks, taught truck weight enforcement and commanded the largest fine producing scales in the state.
You're no where near over the legal weight limits with your 5er.
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Wadcutter
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03/21/13 07:33pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: plugged into 220 by accident, lights will not work
Buddy did the same thing to his new trailer. He wired a box to his house using an RV outlet but wired it like a dryer plug. Toasted his AC, microwave, and TV. A bit later I was talking to the RV dealer I frequent and mentioned what had happened. He said he gets about 2 of those every year.
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Wadcutter
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03/09/13 11:00am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Need San Antonio advice
Big Lou's Pizza in San Antonio for the BBQ pizza. It's outstanding.
First time we'd ever had a prickly pear margarita. Great!
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Wadcutter
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03/02/13 05:14pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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