Would you run this overweight load?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Moneyhungrytrucker, Sep 23, 2017.
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Also. For the newer guys, fuel burn roughly comes off about 50/50 between steer and drives. So if you burn 500 pounds, you may only see your steer lightened by roughly 250 lbs
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Depends on fuel tank location, but yes. I have step tanks and it burns about 60 steers 40 drives.gentleroger Thanks this.
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You are better off sliding the tandems
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You sound like the Canadian Driver that came up to me at the Pilot in Tifton a while back.
I kept telling him to run it.Last edited: Sep 24, 2017
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Tire and axle ratings.Bean Jr. and SpiritLink Thank this.
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I'll see your 2 and raise you 1....
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And Indiana allows more than 12,000 too.
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They may allow it, but the legal limit is 12k. That I know. I just forgot that wisconsin was 13k. I'm home atm so I don't have my atlas.
http://www.in.gov/dor/files/osowhandbook.pdf between page 4 and 5. -
Just go, if your worried about that 400 lbs just make your girlfriend get out and walk past the scale.
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