help with weight
I got all the numbers but cant figure it all out to get legal, i dont care what its capable of just need to be legal going across scales, this is not a rv but is a gooseneck type 5th wheel flatbed...
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bpounds wrote:
I'm certainly no expert on commercial hauling, and I will defer to the experts that post on the topic. However...
Firstly I find it odd that your front axle is only rated for 4,850. Seems really low. My '06 F250 is 6,000 front, 6,100 rear. I have options on the truck that raise it, but that seems like a lot of variation. Doesn't really matter in your case though, because you will find it impossible to transfer much pin load to the front axle.
I don't believe you can simply register for a weight higher than your door sticker and suddenly become legal. Those manufacturers labels are going to be what matters to an enforcer. I know in some states you can register for whatever weight you want on a pickup, but the intent is to manipulate registration weight fees. It doesn't give commercial haulers permission to overload a manufacturers axle rating.
Bottom line is you don't have enough truck to do what you need/want to do. As I said, my non-expert opinion.
Not really odd as I have a 2012 Dodge 2500 with a front axle rating of 5000#. There are higher and lower ratings for my same model. depends if its 4wd vs. 2wd , camper package etc.
