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@TPC has an anthology of advice around shackles and shackle hardware.
 
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Badchoices03 said:
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You know what...I feel bad for wrecking your cloud 9 feel of your purchase. I have an alternate idea based on a little story.

About 12 or so years ago we were out at Calico with a large group camped off of Doran Road. My ocean boat partner buddy tells us near the end of the campfire that his buddy will be in late. He has a brand new rig, wait till you see it.

About 3:00 AM this massive Renegade Coach 40+ feet long pulling a 30' stacker, all painted to match...and yeah I'm dressed and out there now thinking there is no place for this guy to park here. After waking the entire camp, some of us moved around a bit and he squeezed in. Now boat partner Mike has a commercial license and the next day askes this friend of his how long he's had one? The guy says "I dont" and then the guy says I ordered this complete package this way full knowing its not legal in any state. Its like 80' long.

"Dude your going to get stopped and the CHP is not going to let you continue." He walks around the back of the Stacker and pushes a switch...up comes the ramp door.
On the back of the door is a massive advertisement for a friend of his LAW FIRM complete with "we specialize in full litigation." o_O o_O 👍 👍

He figured that plus traveling in the middle of the night is working out just fine for him.

So call Gator Wraps and let him know what you need. Convert your fam to the midnight and rock it.
 
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Singleton said:
If stamped under 10k, regular CHP will not inspect it If they pull you over.
If the CHP commercial guys (usually in trucks) stop you (usually if going over 60mph in CA), they will weigh it. Out of class DL, has 2 option. 1, CHP writes ticket, tells you to drive home and fix DL. 2, they make you park it (or ot gets towed to the yard) and you have to find someone with the correct DL to tow it home.
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It's funny, I had this exact conversation with a CHP friend of mine over New Years due to my brother's new gigantic toy hauler. He told me most CHP will not pull over an obvious overload situation due to the liability it puts on the officers. If something goes wrong during, or returning to traffic from the stop, the officers could be liable, so... they will only do it if the driver is doing something pretty bad as well. Or a check point. The DOT CHP.... good luck. Although they usually stick to the commercial trucks.

And yes, most officers know what size and type trailers are over weight for certain vehicles and have the different license requirements just from seeing them.
 
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Badchoices03 said:
Yes, I am aware of those issues, the guy I bought this trailer from spent about $10k in upgrades/repairs between Dec 2021 and Jan 2022, which included the frame reinforcement for both wall sag and tounge, complete roof scrape and reseal, all new seals around compartment doors, resealing of windows and compartments, axle/brake/bearing service, as well as (7) new Goodyear Endurance tires...He gave me the receipts for everything done
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It sounds like the previous owner took care of all the known issues for Warriors which results is a GREAT hauler for you. I’m currently on my 3rd Weekend Warrior with the current one being a CR3705 double slide and absolutely love it. My 1st one was an 02 FS3000 that I bought new. I loved the trailer, but hated towing it until I finally bought the right hitch to pull it. Once I got that sorted out it was good to go. Congrats on your new home on wheels.
 
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Congrats on the new WW. I have had a couple and really like them remember all RV’s have issues of some sort that is why even Prevost, Newell and Renegade all have a service department.👍

I am a fan of the WW trailers because I know what the problem is going to be and what it will cost to fix even before buying the unit. I feel for the unsuspecting buyers that do get caught off guard. My current hauler is the FSW2800. As of now this is going to stay for a long time because I like the floor plan and my wife likes the large bathroom.
 
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It sounds like the previous owner took care of all the known issues for Warriors which results is a GREAT hauler for you. I’m currently on my 3rd Weekend Warrior with the current one being a CR3705 double slide and absolutely love it. My 1st one was an 02 FS3000 that I bought new. I loved the trailer, but hated towing it until I finally bought the right hitch to pull it. Once I got that sorted out it was good to go. Congrats on your new home on wheels.
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Yeah I have pages and pages of receipts of recent work that was done, so I was happy about that.

One thing I did notice this weekend, is the hitch on my truck has a 2.5" receiver, I have been using the adaptor that allows you to use 2" shank, but it looks like you lose a lot of weight capacity by doing that, the sticker says 12.5k lbs with 1250 lb tongue weight while using the adaptor but goes up to 19k and 1900lbs if you use a 2.5" shank...the Equalizer Hitch the guy gave me has the 2" shank, so I ordered a 2.5" one this weekend.
 
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Badchoices03 said:
Yeah I have pages and pages of receipts of recent work that was done, so I was happy about that.

One thing I did notice this weekend, is the hitch on my truck has a 2.5" receiver, I have been using the adaptor that allows you to use 2" shank, but it looks like you lose a lot of weight capacity by doing that, the sticker says 12.5k lbs with 1250 lb tongue weight while using the adaptor but goes up to 19k and 1900lbs if you use a 2.5" shank...the Equalizer Hitch the guy gave me has the 2" shank, so I ordered a 2.5" one this weekend.
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Is it the Equal-i-zer brand hitch? If so they are worth every penny when set up correctly.
 
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Sooo, what do you guys think this trailer is worth today?? 😁
 
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So long not so old friend...on to the next....LOL

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