[AT] tri-axle trailer question

Steve W. falcon at telenet.net
Wed Nov 17 20:03:58 PST 2004


Only IF the towing vehicle has a GCWR of more than 26,000 pounds.

It is a requirement like this that is catching the Florida people. They
buy some of these new
vehicles with HEAVY tow ratings and then find out that federal law
requires them to have a
CDL.

Steve Williams



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael P. Maynard" <mmaynard at rochester.rr.com>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
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Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 2:03 PM
Subject: RE: [AT] tri-axle trailer question


> Cecil, Also keep one thing in mind.  In the wonderful state of New
York...
> you are unable to legally tow a trailer at a weight of over 10k with a
> regular class D License....   In order to tow any more than the 10k,
NY
> requires you to obtain a Class A CDL!!!
>
> Mike
>
> Gotta love NY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Cecil E
Monson
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 1:06 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] tri-axle trailer question
>
> > 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
> -- 
> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> 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
>
> Free advice
>
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