Flatbed
Just checking to see if anyone is putting a 5th with a 1 ton flat bed ? THanks
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Tango, AE7UI wrote:
I have a service/utility body replacing the p/u bed on my 1 ton.
I would think this would be about the same as a flat bed since it "looks commercial".
Never stopped or even looked at by police as "being commercial".
I go by truck scales all the time, empty or with the fifth and no problems.
Now *if* you were in CA, and pass the same scales as I do - might be a different story.:R
Can't tell you why pickups (with utility bodies and flatbeds) are in line, maybe they all mis-interpret the sign..:h
I suspect they're now included due to (business) delivery folks "working the system" - *No Pickups* = *No Stop*.
*EVERY* pickup in CA...from the smallest import to Chevy Avalanche, etc. - are required to have *Commercial* plates even if it only carries your groceries or golf clubs.
There are no "private trucks" - or "non-commercial" plates.
So, there has to be some way to sort 'em out.
Why? It's spelled....R-E-V-E-N-U-E..:W
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When I re-registered my 1T pickup back to CA from SD (originally registered in CA), DMV wanted to know what weight capacity I wished to register it for.
Told her the same as previously - the factory specs.
Never thought to ask her why.
Anyway - I'll try to find the diesel forum thread regarding same.
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