Sliding-into-home wrote:

I realize it's a red herring, best most of us can tell. That's why I talked to an attorney friend who makes a good living fighting insurance companies over car crashes, etc. Half of his answer was as expected, the other half was a surprise :

"There are a lot of guys on death row because they were over their GVWR tire rating. I have never heard of anyone getting sued because they were over their rating."

I don't know if he was being hyperbolic about death row, but he's a good enough friend that I have no reason to doubt the underlying message.

Looking up GVWR in Oregon statutes suggests one is subject to civil action, whatever that means. I would imagine my friend's warning had to do with accidents where the driver of the overloaded rig was at fault and people died.

Either way, even if the penalty isn't as clear, the letter of the law in my state is fairly clear. It's obviously some form of no-no, and I'm not the kind of person who knowingly breaks the law.

All signs point to NL sportsman. Maybe Bigfoot? If it's gonna be a non-slide, I like the idea of clamshell fiberglass design.

On that note, does anyone know how accurate NL's literature was roughly 10-15 years ago? I've seen some used Ten 2000's from that era that claim 2400 dry, and that seems low compared to what they're running these days. I'd love to have the generator compartment, but I don't want to drive halfway across the country to get a good deal on one only to find out it's too heavy.