Scale/Weight/Axle Question

actually, that only applies if the state allows it.. most states do, but there are a few who wont.

 

truck wasn't made wrong, it was just spec for a king pin setting that's all the way forward on the trailer.. my truck was a Melton truck, the fifth wheel was stationary over the rear drive axle.. , now because of the dump i'm pulling, i had to slide the whole bracket assembly all the way forward.. The king pin sit directly in front of the front drive axle.

with that set up, the only way i can over load my front axle is by loading on the tail end of the trailer.

 

On the national network you are good to 20,000 lb on a single axle OR whatever the weakest link is rated for. In the case of steers, this could be your axle or your tires.

If you get on state highways, all bets are off. Some states don't allow more than 12,000 on the steers.


Sliding the tandems will change weight on the steers -- roughly 10% of the total weight shifted (the other 90% being on/off the drives). So you would need to move 2800lbs onto the tandems to get your steers at 12500. Or you could just slide your 5th wheel

 

from the Oregon DOT site,

n Oregon, the maximum legal gross weight limit is 80,000 pounds. The gross weight of a single axle cannot exceed 600 pounds per inch of tota
l tire width on the axle (limited also by
manufacturer's sidewall tire rating
), or 20,000 pounds, whichever is less. The gross weight of a
tandem axle cannot exceed 600 pounds per inch
of total tire width of the wheels on tandem
axle, or 34,000 pounds,
whichever is less

mine are almost always over 12K ,not by much though.

van trailer with around 44K

where do y'all hear this stuff??

double yellow is the only one got it right

get a motor carriers atlas and READ IT

it's all in there.

 

Ive had the hardest time with this also, as an ex bed bugger I never had to deal with this either.

So all good info here bc I fight with this everyday now, n when I get it right I've usually exhausted the scale by going around and around handing out two dollar bills! Ugh lol

 

Remember that infomercial for the little convection oven, and their moto "Set it, and forget it"?

Whether you want to or not...it is best to get your fifth wheel set so your steers are under (yet as close to) 12,000 lbs. (with full tanks); and then leave it alone. Makes an already stressful enough job, just a little bit less stressful.

Been my experience that most 22.5's (low pro) are rated at 13,000---but as it has already been shown here; not all states allow that much weight on steer axles. Instead of wondering which are, and which aren't, just get it under 12,000 and go anywhere you'd like.

 

you da man tucker....Love it

 

Alot of good info here

 

This should be the correct answer!