axle ratings
With all the talk of axle ratings, how do you find out what I have? Hope this not too dumb a question.
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Me Again wrote:X2
The actual axle may have a higher rating than the GAWR on the vehicle placard. It is very common to see axles de-rated to the tires installed.
Just about every SRW pickup truck has a rear GAWR that is two times the rating of the tire installed, with an axle that is rated between 8500 to 12,500.
Trailer with ST tires rated to 3420 each will have 7K axle, but the placard will state GAWR at 6750 up to 6840, but not above the higher number.
My trailer has 5200 axles, however the GAWR is listed at 5080 for the standard 15" ST tires. It was build with optional LT235/85R16E tires rated to 3042lbs and the manufacturer refused a request to issue a placard with the full 5200 GAWR.
Chris
Yes - my GAWR on the data plate is 7,500 lbs due to the G614 tire rating of 3,750 lbs per tire, but the actual axle tag indicates 8,000 lbs.
