called for a heavy load.

Curious if you had to supply your axle weight ratings and tire load ratings to get the permits issued? IIRC, the steers on my last truck were rated for 6250 each, and the steer axle rated at 12000. Obviously I would not have been able to safely pull that load with my truck, but is that something that is looked at during the permitting process?

 

Tires have to be rated for what you are permiting.

 

Shouldn't you be out flying that quad?

 

<sarcasm> Well, that was certainly helpful. </sarcasm>

Perhaps you could answer my question, which was whether axle and tire ratings are required information for a permit application? If so, how is the information that you provide actually verified?

 

Just axle spacings. If the axles/tires are less than permited for you have a problem when the permit is checked.

If you have 38K rears and permit for 40K you have a large problem if caught.

 

That's another question I've been looking for an answer to. Say the rears are rated for 38K on the VIN plate - is that the rating per axle, or for the axle group?

 

When you order the permit you tell them tire size tire count per axle and tire rating by letter. But Wichris is correct, you odrer it and are responsible for having the correct information. Verification happens if you are stopped and inspected by a Law Enforcement representative who is looking for that particular issue.

 

Axle group. View attachment 49662

 

Only supplied axle spacing, nothing on tire or axle rating. As others have said, it's up to you to be sure your axles/tires are rated for what your hauling. Get a diligent DOT officer and be over weight based on your ratings and you'll be sitting right there trying to figure out a way to add axles or hire a crane to transfer it to another truck. On a side note, I moved 1000# back off my steer to my drives on that load that I posted the scale ticket on earlier. My steer is only rated 12,500 and my drives are 40,000 but my steer tires however are rated 7160 each - 14320 total.

Don't even have a copter in the truck this trip, left them all at home. Jen has a new one that she's been terrorizing the cats and dogs with, just waiting for the Jack Russell to jump high enough to grab it out of the air.

I've got one built for you, will send it your way when I get a chance.

 

38k would be the group, each axle is 19k which is pretty standard. 40k or 20k per axle is what we run on most of the trucks with a couple 44k - 22k per axle. A 38k single axle would be something like you see on the big off-road prime movers with tires about 6' tall.