Arctic Fox 990 on SRW in the Snow?
Hi All, New member here, excited to be joining your ranks. Less exciting is the prospect of wrecking my new truck and TC. I have the truck (2017 F-350, CC, SRW, 6.7l, FX4), but not the TC. Re...
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I think the law actually has the parentheses in the wrong place. Should read "(but not to exceed)" instead of "(but not to exceed 600 pounds)." All other documentation suggests it is as I wrote:
1. sidewall rating (presumably multiplied by the number of tires)
OR
2. 600lbs x total width of tires on that axle
Lots more practical application here: http://library.state.or.us/repository/2006/200611241001055/index.pdf
But in any event, I've taken us into the weeds with this, especially considering we're only talking about one state's laws. In any event, multiplying a 10-ply tire width for the average 1-ton (11-12 inches?) by 600, means we're clearly still looking at the tire's sidewall rating anyway.
I would be comfortable defending in court a fully loaded CAT scale measurement of my rear axle subtracted from the sum of my rear axle's sidewall ratings based on the wording of this law. This also assumes being under the total GVWR, 11,500 in my case.
In any event, not going to happen with a AF 990--not on a fully-loaded SRW anyway. So I'm either going to order a Wolf 850 to save some money or splurge on a NL 9'6. Neither have generator compartments. Not thrilled about that. Any Cirrus owners out there?! I think that back bumper will make my rig just a tad too long.
1. sidewall rating (presumably multiplied by the number of tires)
OR
2. 600lbs x total width of tires on that axle
Lots more practical application here: http://library.state.or.us/repository/2006/200611241001055/index.pdf
But in any event, I've taken us into the weeds with this, especially considering we're only talking about one state's laws. In any event, multiplying a 10-ply tire width for the average 1-ton (11-12 inches?) by 600, means we're clearly still looking at the tire's sidewall rating anyway.
I would be comfortable defending in court a fully loaded CAT scale measurement of my rear axle subtracted from the sum of my rear axle's sidewall ratings based on the wording of this law. This also assumes being under the total GVWR, 11,500 in my case.
In any event, not going to happen with a AF 990--not on a fully-loaded SRW anyway. So I'm either going to order a Wolf 850 to save some money or splurge on a NL 9'6. Neither have generator compartments. Not thrilled about that. Any Cirrus owners out there?! I think that back bumper will make my rig just a tad too long.
