GVWR; how close are you?
I guess there is no way to post a poll on this forum. But with several threads discussing ways to increase the carrying capacity of trucks used to haul slide in campers I got to wondering how everyon...
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06Fargo wrote:JIMNLIN wrote:06Fargo wrote:
I was parked beside a late model GMC dually - goose neck trailer hot shot rig.
Licensed GVW on his door said "22,000 kg"
The 22000 GVW in this case is his declared total "truck and trailer" operating weight which is over 48000 lbs. Some hotshots declare a much higher operating weight but haul at a lower number. That way they have wiggle room. However at some point declaring all that weight gets expensive unless its a company truck. (deep pockets)
A GMC dually could be a one ton DRW pickup bed or flatbed or a 4500/5500 with a haulers bed.
Sorry I should have mentioned it was a pickup bed.
that is not that unusual of a declared wieght for hot shotters..my friends had a 48,000lbs declared wieght on their company f350 cc dually so they could haul their d4 dozer and cat vibra packer at same time..lots of hot shots use pick ups.. from my understanding is so they don't have to go over the scales as much..some states do not want pick ups going over them..studied up on it as i though of turning my f550 into hot shot tractor with a custom built by me 53ft semi style flat deck and a 54,000 declared wieght..
