Long Wheel base question

I'm barred for life in the town of Hastings-On-the-Hudson in Orange County, New York for driving a 265" wheelbased Western Star with a 53' trl to a shipper to pick up a load. The city police told me that 53' trailers are never allowed in this town- I pointed to the docks and asked him how all those other 53' trailers arrived.

Now they know what the number "53" on the trailer means.

Now, that truck entered Ontario and Quebec many times- finally, it got tagged for the long wheelbase in Ontario. The inspector was nice about it, he said if there wasn't a 53' trailer behind it no one would care. Early in 2000 I think.

 

I'm 300" with a 53 spread, I've never had any problems anywhere up until a couple months ago in Florida, I got scolded for being too long, But a $25 piece of paper takes care of that for a year..

 

I dont know why and how much would you pay for this truck.looks like it has lot of problems If I was to buy a truck I will save some more and get something that I can take on the road asap.

 

You'd have a hard time in CT.

A friend of mine has a 53 spread, wheelbase is long (but less than 300), and he actually had an escort out of state to the line. He also had a fine, can't remember exact figure, but think it was around $700-800.

 

His problem was probably the 53' spread and not meeting kingpin to rear axle length laws, if he had less than a 300" wheelbase, not how long the truck itself is.

 

Yes that is correct. With same truck, pulling a 48 spread he is now ok.

 

There are other trucks out there that you can buy for a little more and spend less fixing it up and have a better truck in the long run, I'd walk away from the one you're thinking about buying. Sounds like it needs to be drug to the scrap yard.

 

No, in Western Canada they don't reconize the spread as dual axles. they only allow 20,000 combined weight for them, as where in the US you can go 36,000 if I am not mistaken???

 

40k on a spread in the US.