Overweight on steers!?!? S~O~S

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by seventhirty, Jan 19, 2018.

  1. xsetra

    xsetra Road Train Member

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    You've been running this way about a month. No issues at the weigh stations.
    They must be ok with it.
    Your weights do put you over the rating of the equipment .

    Can load farther back from the nose of your trailer.
    Good luck
     
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  3. seventhirty

    seventhirty Light Load Member

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    This all started after the truck was towed cuz the starter went! They also changed an airbag on the tractor! Could that be the reason?
     
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  4. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    Tire chains sitting in floor board? new front grill guard? Ice?
     
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  5. Moose1958

    Moose1958 Road Train Member

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    If you are having (issues) with weight distribution on your tractor like this im suspecting something has slipped. Until you know what it is I would not operate that truck. You need that tractor checked out by a mechanic ASAP. Remember your life and the lives of the people you share the road with is MORE important in these kinds of circumstances. Most of the time when a question like yours is asked I have some kind of experience. Not in this case.
     
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  6. Moose1958

    Moose1958 Road Train Member

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    To load back like that in most situations will require either a bulkhead or (blocking) the load. Most shippers depending will reject your trailer if they are going to need that space. Bad way to truck.
     
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  7. RedRover

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    Just run it. If you aren’t overweight per the rules of the STATE you are in, they aren’t checking the tire/axle rating
     
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  8. seventhirty

    seventhirty Light Load Member

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    Chains in the side compartments...no new grill...no ice
     
  9. mitrucker

    mitrucker Road Train Member

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    Possibly the tow knocked something out of whack?
     
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  10. seventhirty

    seventhirty Light Load Member

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    Haven’t really been to heavy but most of the time I have to be reworked!!! They’re bring me to the yard after this load to figure it out!!
    Getting reworked now ! But if they can’t get it down a few hundred pounds, I don’t really want to take it!
     
  11. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    Well, she would know better than any of us.
     
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