[AT] tri-axle trailer question

[charlie hill]

Cecil the other factor is the axle rating on the rear of your dump truck. 
You should be able to find that out with the build code you mentioned.  The 
DMV folks will get a little testy with you if you are hauling more weight on 
the rear of the truck (load weight + tongue weight) than the axle is rated 
for.

I have pulled a trailer that weighed 13,000 pounds with my 1/2 ton pickup 
but I was illegal and only doing it because I had almost no other choice 
under the circumstances.  I suspect doing so had something to do with having 
to replace my rear end last month when both carrier bearings went out.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 1:05 PM
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
>
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