Massachusetts truck registration ?
I just sold my motor home and I'm looking at buying a Montana fifthwheel. The empty hitch weight is approx. 2600# leaving me only 500#s for gear etc. if I purchase a 3/4 ton truck. Therefore, I would ...
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"MANY" not ALL states may require vehicles that are uses as trucks to be licensed with tonnage. Here in Wa st, ALL rigs buy tonnage no matter if personal or commercial use. Its about $20 per ton, we license by the ton. You are legal to what you pay for. As an example, my C2500 has an 8K license, I am good to 8K lbs. If at the door sticker of 8600, I am illegal and overweight! If I would go to the next higher rating, ie 10K, I am legal to 10K, as long as I am not over 500 lbs per inch width of tire. Tires would give me 10K per axle or 20K total. I'd be in pretty bad shape if this heavy.
The question becomes at the end of the day. Go with a car plate, and you may be limited to the wt of the truck and people, or a paid for tonnage plate and legal to the tonnage you have paid for, Along with you are paying for the damage to the road you are doing at the higher weights you are at.
That is more or less how it is done in Wa st. I would swag similar in Mass. too! but could be wrong. I also do not have inspections, other than if pulled into a weigh scale, which requires rigs over 16K to stop, BEING USED commercially, not personal pulling an RV. BUT
marty
The question becomes at the end of the day. Go with a car plate, and you may be limited to the wt of the truck and people, or a paid for tonnage plate and legal to the tonnage you have paid for, Along with you are paying for the damage to the road you are doing at the higher weights you are at.
That is more or less how it is done in Wa st. I would swag similar in Mass. too! but could be wrong. I also do not have inspections, other than if pulled into a weigh scale, which requires rigs over 16K to stop, BEING USED commercially, not personal pulling an RV. BUT
marty
