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No offense taken. As you know, California is in its own little universe and I didn't want OP to get into something without knowing the ins and outs. I had to learn the hard way.
Not trying to discourage anyone. OP asked for help and got good advise from everyone here who has experience with hauling a similar vehicle. Armor is not for the faint of heart and you'd better have a plan going in or things can get ugly quickly. OP is doing the right thing thinking it thru...
In regards to safety with the vehicle being chained down properly to the deck if its a straight truck, the issue is not the chains. The issue is that the deck/body is held onto the frame by a half dozen u-bolts pinching some wood slats between the body and frame and these will slide or give way...
The M818 in my avatar didn't have the power to pull the trailer. Had to switch to an M915A1. Like other guys say, it's a really nice tractor with tons of power. If you put a bed on a truck, you can get by with a Class B license. I thought about it but decided I didn't want 15,000# of...
Make sure you look for a truck/tractor that is at least 25 years old so you can get historical plates. If not, you will have to pay weight fees on top of registration. This would be more than $1k/yr for a loaded tractor trailer rig. Worst of all, if you registered it commercial, you would...
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