Fudging weight

Well if the permit is 30 bucks I'd just get the permit you'll wear 30 bucks off 4 extra tires too.

 

If the forklift weighs 42k (based on specs) and you can prove you weigh 38k empty, I don't think they'll bother you. Permit is always cheaper than an overweight ticket though. And states will gladly hand them out if you put up the cash. That's all they want.

 

Versa lift? For what it’s worth with a 48’ manac 35 Ton RGN I weighed 38k with a 22k pound condo sleeper fleet truck. So about a 16k pound trailer.

 

This combo with 1/2 tank of fuel is 39,680. '02 9900i, 51' globe 55 ton hydraulic RNG.

 

So apparently you have 4 forklifts going to GA. And there are additional loads for forks, counterweights and so on.

How much fuel by weight is inside one of those forklifts anyway? You can probably poach it down to 10 gallons and lighten it that way.

Playing the fuel game. Your tanks are not big enough or full enough at that cat weight to really take off fuel and roll legal through the scale. Maybe 1 notch on the 5th wheel to take the 120 off the trailer wheels. Or drive forklift just a smidgen on that trailer. 2 feet probably will do it. *If you have that much

Your knowledge of trailers in this kind of hauling is not my forte. HOWEVER, your writings indicate you know of a trailer that might scale legal with that forklift and the next three going to Georgia. Why not use what you know will take the weight legally? It is not always good to put more on a lighter trailer. (And I get to be a fraidy cat when steel mill plops a 24 foot coil 52000 onto my Ravens covered wagon which was in it's day pretty durn light.) so I have a little bit of experience with concentrated weight loads. (Never mind the seacan containers)

I remember scaling a 20 foot box on a triaxle chassis with a 60's mack. The particular cat scale ticket came out to 45000 on the drives 65000 on the trailer's three axles and god only knows how much on the steers. (Ive covered my eyes and did not look at that number)

There is no legalizing this load. I had a permit for 99K but there isnt anything to be done but to run it and eat the fines along the way. New Market Maryland wrote a little bit of this and that against the company. But they were probably fed up on sufficient big stuff not to be hungry for a big violate like me.

If it's only 30 dollars for a permit sufficiently hefty to haul the contents of fort knox to our dear neighbors in holanta... then I will pay that 30 dollars in a heart beat. It's cheaper than a overaxle or gross ticket which potentially could lead to other things like a stiff inspection etc.

Hold on to your securement always. Showing up somewhere without strap or chain is akin to a ##### in church. It's not done. Not without repercussions.

 

I always figure 1lb to 1 1/2 lbs of fuel per mile. If I think I will be close.

 

Late to the party, but:

Move the 5th wheel up 2 notches. You'll be within the scale tolerance (usually 5%) on all axles and total weight. If you have an APU and its associated weight certificate, then you're golden as you can exempt the APU weight.

Also, don't add any more fuel than you already have. You'll get lighter as you burn it off.

 

Pretty sure you can't permit a divisible load?