Lo Pro stepdecks

I just came off a 2 year dedicated local job hauling steel for Nissan. Put a side kit on it & hauled 45,000lb on pin pallets loaded single file down the center between the frame rails. I left that lane in November & back to general stepdeck freight.....except heavy tracked/wheeled equipment.....because I don't trust her to take the strain.

 

Just because it over hangs the front doesn't automatically make it a legal load. In many states any load over 53 requires a permit, doesn't matter that it only hangs over the front.

 

Thats extremely light. Sounds like a trailer built for light loads. What is the stated weight rating of the frame rails on the spec sheet?

 

It's a 90,000 beam rating with 12" cross member spacing. Not a "hay hauler" trailer by any means

 

I'm not sure about that. I've hauled a few loads like that and no problems. Went through a ton of chicken coops as well. I mean I don't want to do anything illegal. I just know for sure you can't go over the back of a 53'. Think 48' you can go over a max of 5' w/o oversize. Not 100% sure. Going to have to check with each state laws before I do another one like that. I see some that stretch the frame not only for the ride but also for overhang in the front.

Anyone know for sure??
Maybe the states that I travel through don't have those laws.

 

I can tell you for a fact Ohio will bust you for front overhang on a 53’ trailer. You should know the laws in the states you travel.

 

Every state has different laws. You really should learn the laws in the states you operate in instead of guessing.

 

Yeah you are right. Don't get out that way much.

 

Yeah you are right. I wouldn't call it guessing. I'd call it over trusting a few drivers. But that is no excuse. Haven't done it very much no not super experienced in the OD department.

 

That's why I joined this site, so I could hopefully get more clear answers since sometimes they aren't cut and dry. I've got 5yrs experience in flats and steps. Probably done 5 oversized. 3 with permits and 2 like explained above. 1-2 ft over. I still got a lot of learning to do. I think I know a decent amount but you can never know too much. The day that I stop learning is the day I hang up the keys.

Thanks everyone! And sorry for changing the subject on this thread.