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Originally Posted by Miller88
Here in the US everyone drives a full frame pickup with 10K towing capacity. If they need to tow or haul something, they will rent a truck so they don't scratch theirs!
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Thats how we Europeans see America, yes. Its also why we're angry about paying $8+ a gallon while the Americans cry about $3 being "sooo much". Also why we're angry about America burning through 30% of the worlds' gasoline with 3% of the world population. Learn to drive normal cars and leave some for us!
/sarcasm, but really, why?
10k towing capacity, only if you have a fifth wheel and 3k of it leans on the truck, (non big-rig) trailers here have a 7k lbs total weight limit.
As do cars, so if you buy a big ladder chassis vehicle, you might be stuck with almost zero loading capacity, legally, because its unladen weight is already say 5-6k lbs.)
Or you'd have to get your 'light truck' license, which comes with a lot of safety certification if you want to use it commercially. (Instead of say, for a big RV.)
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Originally Posted by skyking
Nice 
In the US, we don't insure trailers, they are covered by the tow vehicle's insurance |
Same in Europe too.
Only when they're hooked up though, so often people add them to their home insurance in case it gets stolen or otherwise damaged while parked.
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Originally Posted by skyking
My neighbors and I share a few trailers. A trailer co-op would be the bomb.
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Thats how a lot of smaller trailer rental companies here got started I think.