[AT] tri-axle trailer question

[Cecil E Monson]

> You are correct Cecil, the build tag lists the RPO codes and the GVW
> only. I just looked through
> my RPO catalog and found nothing on combination weight ratings. Those
> usually start with
> C5 , C6 ,or C7 with a letter after them. There are a couple others for
> special purpose vehicles
> as well.
> 
> Steve Williams
> Near Cooperstown NY


	When I bought my truck, I asked the salesman what the rear axle
ratio was and he used his book and the codes in the glove compartment to
tell me what it was. That's how I knew about the codes and I was hoping
there was a link to combination weight ratings.

	My Dodge 2500 RAM with the Cummins diesel weighs just under 7K#
and is rated to tow a 10K load from what I can figure out. This would
seem to me to give it about 18K# capacity for towing. If I had a trailer
that weighed 2K# and an 11K# load, that with the 8K# on the truck would
put me over by about 3K#.

	I was hoping, because the GMC dump truck had duals on the rear,
that it would have at least a 22K# total load capacity. But, I can't
find anything on it. It is for certain that the truck could handle the
1800# tongue weight if it were a gooseneck but I have no idea what the
welded pintle hitch could carry. It might carry the 1800# easily and
safely for all I know.

	All this to try not to pay the $300 the bandits want to haul my
antique JD 2010 crawler the 45 miles to our new property. Oh well.....

Cecil
-- 
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what you said.

Cecil E Monson
Lucille Hand-Monson
Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole

Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment

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