Weight, wait? What?

You really need that many axles for that much pipe? It only looks like 8 or so more than a 'legal' 5 axle load...

All that for 2-3k lbs more?

 

You might want to get a very long measuring tape and start finding out if you have enough distance between axle groups per Federal Bridge Weight tables to be sure you are not overweight on any one group due to spacing. And there needs to be a certain distance between trailer group and tractor group to scale.

 

Have fun with that. Especially in the spring when the ice starts to melt.
NDDOT - North Dakota Load Restrictions Info

 

Just replace the word Aye with ...ker or ...khead and they won't give you any grief. They will just dismiss you as an uncooth misfit.

 

Not my intention to be insulting in any way. I just figured we could joke about it a bit.

Like your comment "rates go up when roads go down". I think you will see the same situation in the northern states with the spring thaw. What roads may be ok in the summer won't fly in the spring.

Maybe it's half and half. I love giving Canadians grief about bacon. But classic US and Canadian bacon are from two different cuts and have thier own place. How do you compare pork belly to tenderloin? Only in jest.


I just meant to say "legal road weights" may vary by season, or by state. Some let you haul more on US highways and some let you haul more only on interstate highways.

Lots of states claim you can run with a 20k steer axle weight. If... You steer axle or tires can handle the weight, whichever has the lowest rating. Going to need some wide tires to handle 20k on two tires.

 

That's a bad ### truck you got there driver ...oh and yes you are correct on the weight