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I don't mean this as an insult to anyone, especially Wayne, but the Internet, and hence forums such as this, represent a cross-section of the entire population.
We've seen this range on the road... from those blasting along with overloaded rigs at 70+ mph, to those pulling a 25' at 50- mph with a 170"+ wheelbase dually, AND a Hensley.
We see one rule of thumb that's conservative and one that allows pulling a 26' with a 104" wheelbase. That's why there's so much debate and variability in advice.
Recipients should consider that the providers of Internet advice are a representative sample of the population... the population subject to the process of natural selection... and carefully choose which to follow in matters of health and safety.
While the legal system is all about debate, I suspect it won't be a long one if an accident investigation finds you were towing much over any manufacturers stated limit, also including GVWR, GAWR, and GCVWR. You'd probably even fail the "reasonable man" test unless you had engineering data disproving the manufacturers rating.
The ironic thing is that this may be worse in a civil case than a criminal one, because legal firm investigators often dig deeper than police. It could cause a judgement against you, even if the plantiff was at fault in the accident but sued you anyway. Happens all the time... at least in the US legal system.
Just some thoughts...
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