What if you live on a weight restricted road..

Weight limits of some types are there for a reason. I don't think anyone would give a rats ### if you went home empty, but i think you would really ruffle some feathers bringing a load home, as it truly can damage some types of paving.

 

You really need to check with state and local officials, as rules can vary from state to state.

My tractor would be too heavy, you should carry a scale ticket as proof.

I live on a 5ton restricted road, and have no problems..Good Luck !!!!

 

every city/county is different, to get to my house, all the side roads have a 18 ton weight restriction on them. However, there is a landscape place across from my development that has 4 end dumps that he hires out and a reg. dump that he uses for delivery. He has a special permit for the city streets, when I bring mine home, I have to park 10 minutes (walking distance) away from the house as the city road which leads to my house has a very strict 10,000 lbs weight limit and it's officer discretion ticket ($100 fine) or tow ($1,500). Also can't park in front of the house as our residential streets are only approved for 8,000 lbs.

 

Until the day when someone get pissed off enough to say something then you will have a problem. Where my parents live, there were several neighbors with RV's and no one ever said a thing. Then one night, while living with them temporarily, I brought an empty home for the night and parked at the end of the street. Left a note with my name and number on it if there was a problem, 2 am I went to leave the house and found two parking tickets, one for the tractor one for the trailer, $400 combined fine. One of the new neighbors got tired of people bringing commercial vehicles home and called the cops.

 

I would love to be a fly on the wall when someone complains and you take that kind of attitude with the leo who shows up to investigate the complaint.

 

At 6.5 ton per axle you've got 13k steer 26k drives 26k trailer ... at 65k, it all depends on what kind of load yer trying to bring home.

 

I've brought load's home a many of times. They can't write me a ticket for parking the truck and trailer in my own yard. I'll tell them to carry their ###. They are tresspassing and I didn't give them permission to step on my property. This is where you guy's need to stand your ground if your having such issues. (no pun intended) However it is a different story if your parking or dropping a trailer on the street, side of the street or at the end of the block unless it's your property and your not blocking the view of an intersection.

I've had my next door neighbor complain about the sight of the truck being in my driveway but I told him for one we live in the country, two to mind his own business sense he doesn't work and three that no one held a gun to his head and told him to move in next door because we were here first and they knew I drove a truck before they even moved in. Nothing was said after that.

 

um, if the street has a weight restriction, all the cops need is to see it parked in your driveay and they can cite you for driving on a restricted route, unless you can prove you levitated it home. They don't need to cite you parking it in your driveway, that is an entirely different matter.

Oh and it's attitudes like yours that cause us problem with bringing trucks home. I've got a friend who lives in an area that used to be unrestricted for semi's to park, he lives in a rural area on 15 acres, it was formerly a large ranch that was developed into 100 15 acre ranchettes. He drives a W900 with straight pipes, his neighbor across from him got annoyed at him firing the truck at 2 am and letting it idle for 15 minutes before heading out. They had words, he pretty much told the neighbor the samethings you told yours. One problem, his neighbor was a county commisioner. The neighbor researched and found an old state ordinance that allowed them to restrict the road to commercial vehicles over 10,000 lbs except for ag. purposes. Since he doesn't have a farm, and isn't using his flatbed for hauling ag. products from/to his home, anytime he brings it home, the neighbor calls the cops. After the 4th ticket he stopped bringing it home and put his house for sale.

Take my word on this, I've been down this road (pun intended) far too many times. The main road to the N. of my development has a 100K weight limit, the road to the E. has a 40K weight limit, the road to the So. has a 10K weight limit, the road to the W. has a 36K weight limit. The road to the E. of me also has a bridge with a 36K limit on it, this bridge has been stressed several times from a heavy haul company on road further to the E. who's drivers like to take the backway. Hence, any time the cops see a semi on this road, they make a stop (BTW this road is patrolled by State Police, County, and City cops), if your over 40K at that moment, they will issue multiple citations, Restricted Route Violation, Bridge Law Violation.

I've gotten one and tried to argue it with a judge that I had to get home somehow, his answer, "if your over that 40K limit, you better learn to levitate or find a different route". My fine was $250.00.