[AT] tri-axle trailer question

[charles bridges]

Cecil or anyone
Where do you find the GVCW?.  I have a C-30 chevrolet with a GVW of 10,000
lbs.  I have never seen the GVCW marked on it anywhere.  Is the information
on the vehicle or do you have to find it somewhere else?
Charles
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Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] tri-axle trailer question


>
> Gary:
> If you are talking about GVW, Gross Vehicle weight, your truck is probably
> about 22000 lbs...  However, when you tow a trailer, you should use the
GCW,
> Gross Combination Weight rating which should be somewhere around 36000
for
> that truck.  I hav ve a 1600 Loadstar that we load with everything  under
the sun
> and also pull large combines with and it never has been  loaded.   A 3500
> Chevy or a F350 ford is rated 20,000 GCW. so, your  27,000 gcwwould not
really
> overload a 1 ton.
>
> You should be ok with your 580, I haul a 400 JD Backhoe and Loader behind
my
> 1600 on a 3 axle and also on a Spread axle 45 foot gooseneck....
>
> Cecil in OKla
>
>
> In a message dated 11/16/2004 9:20:35 PM Central Standard Time,
> K7jdj at aol.com writes:
>
> I tow an  old 3 axle with an International  Loadstar 1600.  Trailer is
maxed
> out with a Case 580K backhoe and so is the  truck.  I don't  travel very
far
> with this set up.  Check the  gross
> weight  rating of the truck and then add up the trailer and load.   If you
> are
> only talking about
> occasional use as I suspect, then you  could  "cheat" a bit. I'm grossing
> about 13.5 tons and the truck is  rated about 11  tons.
>
> Gary
> Renton, WA.
> 44 JD B
> 2 F  Cletrac's
> 1 W  Cletrac
>
> and lots of "junk"
>
>
>
>
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