BC GVW configurations for Tandem/Pony

Sorry for the newbie question, but I'm searching through the local CVSE regs and seeing confusing answers.

I'm considering leasing a pony for the next year. I'd be a lot more appealing to several local outfits with the added payload a pony gives. Seems like there's a lot more demand for material bulking right now.

My truck (99 WS 4900EX) has a max GVW of 43,000KG (sorry Americans) and I would guess tares in right around 9,500KG fueled. I haven't been able to verify that figure yet on a CAT scale.

Provincial regs indicate max weight on a steer axle with a float is 9,100KG, and maximum weight on drives for my spacing configuration is 17,000KG. That gives me a total LEGAL gross weight of 26,100.

Now adding in the pony. The regs vaguely indicate that the pony's entire weight isn't to be factored when determining legal drive axle weights, only whatever load the pintle puts on the drives. Let's say I've got a tandem pony with 8,500KG GAWR on each axle and has a tare of 4,800KG. Regs for that axle configuration indicate a max weight of 17,000KG. I would assume the pintle is putting barely any load on the drives so I'm not bothering to include it here.

Am I right in assuming that I can legally carry 26,100KG in the truck and another 12,200KG in the pony, or am I way out to lunch?

Thanks for the input, just trying to get this clear in my head before I go make a fool of myself in the real world

 

Correct. 2.2lbs exactly.

 

Thanks for your input, I really appreciate getting feedback from local guys that know the regs here.

Just wondering, where do you get the 43,500KG limit from? Dimensional weight regs or just what your truck happens to be certified for?

By what you're saying, I should be able to legally carry 16,600KG in the truck by itself, then approximately 14,350KG/each in a pony combination?

I feel like the 9500KG tare is low. The truck was originally a OTR tractor and had a listed tare of 7,756KG. Minus a few things but add the weight of the dump body/cylinder and I'd guess it's more like 11-12k. Most of our work right now is hauling fill to the local dump, and they don't want trucks slowing the scales down so we get waved through going in/out. We have an asphalt plant with a CAT scale just a few minutes down the road from me, but I don't want to waste his time unless I'm actually buying product. Come spring I'll go down there for a load of recycled, tare the truck out and write out a dope chart for suspension pressure while I'm at it.

Once again, thanks for the help. I really appreciate it!

 

I'm not far from you. Up in Kelowna. The truck is a converted OTR tractor with a heavy single frame and steel box. The PO put in D46s, full lockers and a 14k front axle/springs. The box itself was built by K-Line with a single frame truck in mind. It has V notches that locate the box rails.

A lot of bulkers here have gone to tandem dump with a tridem pony or transfer. I'm just getting started up here and the plan was to run this truck for a few years, then buy a new/used truck if the need arose.

Not sure on the insurance GVW. I know we've got trucks here insured for 50-60k, I would assume the 43.5k limit is just provincial regs for what you can do with that specific combination.