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Does Agricultural exemption allow 34500 on drive axles?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by RunningAces, Aug 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM.

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  1. Aug 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM #1
    RunningAces

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    Got loaded with hay and after scaling came back with 34500 lbs on my drives and 78400 total. Farmer swears the ag exemption allows this. I dont haul ag products so have no idea?

    Going from Utah to MS
     
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  3. Aug 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM #2
    Long FLD

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    Where are you? Where are you going? Some states will allow heavier on axles if you’re under gross. WY does but I can’t recall how much. Some states have an allowance if you load out of the field or bin site without access to a scale. Personally I wouldn’t worry about being 34500. That’s 70 gallons of fuel to burn off.
     
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  4. Aug 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM #3
    D.Tibbitt

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    Wheres ur fifth wheel at? Me personally i would run it like it is. U can also shift ur fifth wheel forward to move weight from drives to steers
     
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  5. Aug 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM #4
    Truckermania

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    Wyoming allows 36k on the drives.
     
    Truckermania, Aug 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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  7. Aug 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM #5
    RunningAces

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    Going through WY (36k), Nebraska, Missouri, Tennessee, and Mississippi. The weight stations in TN and Mississippi that ill be going over look like pull outs that are rarely open. Nebraska and Missouri are my big worries.
    The plan is to move my chains from my headache rack to the rear trailer box and tarps to the rear of the trailer. Thats got to be 300 lbs. Im already at about 2/3 tank but with fuel burn I hope to get under that 34k mark.
    Broker and farmer were saying Ill be fine and they never have anyone come back for a rework. They didnt have anything to say when I asked them if they would pay a overweight axle overweight ticket of course.
     
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  8. Aug 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM #6
    Long FLD

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    I wouldn’t worry about it. NE and MO it’s pretty easy to avoid the scales. And unless your tanks are dry you’ll be burning fuel off.
     
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  9. Aug 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM #7
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    Do you have an apu? Believe all of those states honor the exemption. Its 4-500 lbs depending on state.
     
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  10. Aug 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM #8
    RunningAces

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    I think the apu exemption is only for gross weight so wouldnt apply to axle weights.
     
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  11. Aug 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM #9
    RunningAces

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    Fifth wheel is fixed. Going to run it and make sure my I's are dotted and hair combed. In case I get pulled in.
     
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  12. Aug 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM #10
    wulfman75

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    No its for steer or drive axle.
     
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