Has anyone been stopped by D.O.T.
Concerned about being weighed. I'm 240 lbs. over gross on truck. Rear tires and axle are just under. Front axle only gained 60 lbs. Fiver axles and tires are fine.
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It's not an issue.
The sticker on your door is not a legal weight restriction. It's akin to the label on your mattress. It tells how the manufacturer made your vehicle. Manufacturers do not set legal weight limits.
Generally, legal weight limits are 20,000 lbs per axle, 34,000 lbs for a tandem axle, and 80,000 lbs gross. With your 5er you're not going to be close to any of those.
As another said you could be checked for the weight limit on your registration. That is not overweight. That is a tax. Did you pay the tax to your state to haul the amount of weight you're hauling. Some states do a flat tax, others have a range for weights and the more weight you haul the more you pay for your registration.
BTW, I was the real weight police for 27 yrs. I didn't get my knowledge from the internet or listening to some guy around a campfire. I taught truck weights and was recognized by the courts as an expert in truck weights.
The sticker on your door is not a legal weight restriction. It's akin to the label on your mattress. It tells how the manufacturer made your vehicle. Manufacturers do not set legal weight limits.
Generally, legal weight limits are 20,000 lbs per axle, 34,000 lbs for a tandem axle, and 80,000 lbs gross. With your 5er you're not going to be close to any of those.
As another said you could be checked for the weight limit on your registration. That is not overweight. That is a tax. Did you pay the tax to your state to haul the amount of weight you're hauling. Some states do a flat tax, others have a range for weights and the more weight you haul the more you pay for your registration.
BTW, I was the real weight police for 27 yrs. I didn't get my knowledge from the internet or listening to some guy around a campfire. I taught truck weights and was recognized by the courts as an expert in truck weights.
