220 pounds over on trailer or 6 inches too long kp to ra what would you choose?

it doesn't matter what your steer tires are rated at.

if the state don't allow it. that's the end of the story. and oregon don't allow over 12,300.

 

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/MCT/docs/weight_limits.pdf

Look at chart 1 on page 2 of the pdf. 10" tires are good to 12K. 11" tires are good for 13.2K. 12" tires are allowed 14.4K.

Now that pdf was created (by the state of Oregon) based upon this: http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/818.html

 

They wont bat an eye. As long as your not over gross.

 

(sigh) apparently I need to point out the specific statements where you are "in error." Don't take it personally we all may mistakes.

The following statement clearly refutes your 2 statements;

Fifteen States have a tandem axle limit greater than the Federal limit of 34,000 pounds on the
Interstate.

You can look in your Rand McNally Motor Carriers Atlas for further verification if you like.

I am not disputing your assertion regarding 1 state (Missouri).

The point of the thread is to give out correct information.

YOU CAN have more than 34,000 lbs on a tandem axle in the following states on THE INTERSTATE.

Co 36k
FL 44k
NM 34,320 lbs
NC 38K
RI 44K
SC 35,200 lbs
WY 36k

 

You forgot Idaho in that list too....

 

like i stated BEFORE.

first hand conversation and a chart to the tune of $300.

 

I never scaled below 12300 while driving my T700. Even with a light load I was always a few hundred over. I was told it is how the T700 was made. And we couldnt slide the 5th wheel either because the company welded it into place.

 

I did Florida to Denver. I was 79500 gross and I had to have the Tamdems at the 42.5" (3 hole behind the meat hole (41")) mark to get them under 34k. I never had a problem at any weigh station. I alway slid tandems to get weight right and never bothered it if it was 3 holes forward or back. The company I run now in Florida, we run light loads and we run the tamdems all the way forward.

 

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/most

I didn't say that there weren't any states which allowed more weight on the interstate....just that in the states which allow for more weight, MOST of them allow it on the state & local highways, not on the interstate. Your numbers seem to back up that assertion, not refute it.

Single axle weights = 17 off > 14 on...MOST
Tandem axle weights = 21 off > 15 on...MOST

....and CO is double-counted. Sure, you can be 36K on the interstate.....but off of the interstate you can run all of the way up to 40K on a tandem.

Next time, work on your reading comprehension skills and look up any of those big words that you don't understand.

 

What size tires were you running at the time? The lo-pro 22.5 tires most commonly run with the most common load range "G" rating are only rated for a max load of 6175# per tire in a single tire application. That means the tires are at their max when you put 12,350 on your steers. If those were the tires you had on the truck, then you're not going to find very many places that will allow you to run heavier weight down the road.

State law allows for heavier weights, but you have to have the right tires to handle it. 600# per inch width, up to 20K, or up to the max load rating of the tire...whichever is less. That is the state law.