Heavy Haul Miscellaneous Thoughts, Ideas and Questions

Dont know, friend. It's one of our owner ops. Looks to me like he's moving stuff around himself. I thought about laughing, but that could be construed as rude. Can't be rude to a working man.

 

I'm With you Oscar, I have and like the manual adjustment.but be carful if you go into Washington state. Last two times I went in there they split my tridem, I put 18k on the steers and 58,500 on drives.
He split weigh'd me at 12,500 on lift and 46 on drives. No ticket but made me correct it.
Darn lawmen gettin pretty smart.

 

Ohio will do it to, I try to explain to my boss that just because it say 60,000 on a platform doesn't mean I'm legal.

 

Got a ticket in OK for the same thing $698

 

and better have the controls for the lift axle outside of cab or they will delete that axle. or have a dual control like I have. (well hidden inside)

 

Could have been well over $3k as they could have written each axle, the 2 axle group and pulled my $600 permit

Yes the controls for mine are outside the cab

 

They are already taking more than their share every time I buy an ok ow permit- last one was $760 plus escort for 38 miles.

And it will only be worse with my new trailer