[AJD] Weird GP Wheels? Now Tractor Tie Down

Frank gremaux at tein.net
Thu Jan 20 12:59:55 PST 2005


no change to my knowledge ....yet

you only have to be able to adjust your chain by means of taking the 
slack..............so far

Frank
gremaux at tein.net
Central Montana
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/deeregp/index.html
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Shehi" <shehi at commspeed.net>
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Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 8:40 AM
Subject: RE: [AJD] Weird GP Wheels? Now Tractor Tie Down


>
> As long as we are discussing the new law on the use of tie down chains, 
> Has
> the type of binders changed?  I have heard that one must use the screw 
> type
> rather than the over dead center type.
>
> Sent at  8:40am  1/20/05
>
> Don Shehi
> Camp Verde, AZ
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> TSmith1499 at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:01 PM
> To: antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: Re: [AJD] Weird GP Wheels? Now Tractor Tie Down
>
> There is a somewhat new Federal law and now most states have adopted it. 
> It
>
> is that you must have a DOT Physical card if your GCVW is between 10,001 -
> 26,000 lbs. Anything over 26,000 lbs and you have to have a CDL. I have 
> been
>
> told by the officers where I live that they are mostly looking for 3/4-1 
> ton
>
> trucks with tandem axle trailers. I believe the law was mostly intended to
> target the landscaping industry where anyone who has a truck, a trailer 
> and
> a
> mower or shovel is a landscaper. This does greatly affect those who use
> their
> personal vehicles to pursue their hobbies. Be it antique tractors or
> automobile
> racing, and yes even people who have a couple horses that they take to go
> trail  riding are also subject to this. At least this is how it was
> explained to
> me by our DOT here in Maryland.
>
> Tom  Smith
> Tsmith1499 at aol.com
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