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jmramiller
Explorer
Nov 12, 2007

Actual federal weight law rules, some questions and answers

I have per the request of a few members, stickied this post. Please note, this is not a place to argue whether a law makes sense or not, just what the laws are. If you have a question about wt laws,...
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Wadcutter
Nomad
Jul 29, 2009
Don't confuse axle weight rating with actual weight on the axle. Just because it's rated for 23K doesn't mean that it has anywhere near that much weight on the axle. Also, don't confuse GVWR with GCWR.
I looked at your profile to see what rig you have that is so heavy. I have weighed quite a few rigs your size of various makes and have never found one yet that actually had 20K on a single axle. Maybe yours is special.

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