2019 Freightliner weight isses

Assuming the drives are under 34000 try moving the tandems back to put more weight on the drives. I know conventional logic says that's wrong but if you are past the pivot point it could take weight off the steers.
Sometimes you have to think outside the box and experiment.

 

I would run it without hesitation. Just about any truck with a set back steer axle is running around over 12k on the steer. I had UT check my steer tires once and that’s it.

 

Were your steers over 12k?

 

Yes. Every load. Even in the truck I own now I have my 5th wheel set so that when I’m 34k on my drives I’m 12400 on my steer.

 

I need to figure that out. I'm guessing you mainly pull 1 kind of freight.

 

I'ts not hard.

Full fuel. Adjust 5th wheel for around 12,500 or slightly higher. Leave it alone.

Doesn't matter what kind of freight you pull. The fuel burns off faster on the steers. Provided the truck is the standard of what everyone else is ordering.

 

What @snowwy said. Once you set your 5th wheel where you want it then you won’t need to move it anymore no matter what you’re hauling. Get it figured out where you’re 12300-12500 or so when your drives are 34000 and don’t touch it anymore. If you’re trying to run around right at 12k all the time then everything else has to be perfect if you’re maxed out at 80k gross. Carrying a few hundred extra on the steer can give you a little wiggle room.

 

I see what you’re saying, but I suspect it wouldn’t work that way. I remember moving weight from my trailer to my drives, and then getting a reweigh and seeing my steer axle get heavier even though I didn’t move my 5th. Someone should put this to the test to see what happens.

 

5th wheel position is critical for this experiment. It would have to be behind the pivot point. The op said he had the 5th wheel all the way back .
Are you saying that if you move your 5th wheel back it doesn't transfer weight off the steers? Same principal just exaggerated.

 

I’m not saying that. Everyone knows that moving the 5th wheel will move weight to or off the steers. I’m just doubtful about being able to remove weight off the steers by simply adding more weight to the drives. Even if you could remove some weight off the steers this way, the amount of weight you would need to put on the drives would render this method useless, I suspect. I’ll pay more attention next time I do a reweigh.