OVERSIZE/OVERWEIGHT??The maximum weight load I can put on a 40 ton RGN with the two axle truck

Oh you guys and your complex questions....everybody knows you can put 40 tons on a 40 ton trailer, jeez otherwise it would be a 50 ton ......

 

I made that mistake when flatbeds first started switching from the tandem to the spreads. I was told that you could put 40000lbs on the spread. I put a 40000lb coil on the spread.

Somewhere, some mathematically challenged driver with ADD skimmed through all the posts and read Big Ronnie's post and thinks, "Hey! That makes sense! 40 for 40!"

Oh well...live and learn.

 

Sarcasm - another casualty of the internet. And that theoretically challenged driver should not be working specialized.... guess I am just a cranky old sob

 

Tractor weighs 25000
Trailer is 2 axle 48 ft I'm guessing 18000lbs
What do I put for gvw on the side of the truck (sticker)?95000??
100000???
So 20000 per axle is what I'm understanding truck or trailer to be safe ??
Thanks guys
And YES I'm ready lol

 

Some states will only allow you to register 80k. 20k per axle is safe. Sound like around 50k if it's loaded right. In reality about 48.

 

I'm legal 90,500 in WA @ 12-9,5-4 with (2)255's,4-4,37-9,4-4. Some states I think it's 86k, most 80k, 92k.....
Permitted weight is something else entirely.
What you seem to be asking about in the title with 'maximum weight load' is like asking "I'm buying a new car, how much will it cost?".

 

Check your registration.