blt2ski wrote:
wilber1 wrote:
mowermech wrote:
Well, y'know, I really don't worry about all those numbers.
When I had a '94 Dodge 3500 dually, I registered it for 14,000 GVW. I simply didn't think I could ever exceed that, and I didn't. However, I eventually DID get around to weighing the rig, and discovered that it was 3,180 lbs. OVER the truck GCWR. Nothing bent, nothing broke, nobody was injured or killed, and the truck handled the Continental Divide, Snoqualmie Pass, and Donner Pass with no trouble.
When I register my "new" '01 Dodge 1500 QC short box, I will pay for 8000 GVW. Actually, I don't have much choice, since the GVWR is 6600 lbs. So, 8000 it will be!
The truck will be LEGAL, IMO that's what is most important!
EDIT: If you want to get even more confused, look up the axle manufacturer's specifications. You will probably find that the axle manufacturer says the axle can carry much more than the truck manufacturer says it can. Yep, the TRUCK is the limiting factor, NOT the axle!
You sure?
I can register my truck for any weight I want and will be charged accordingly but that doesn't make me legal if I exceed the placarded GVWR.
In montana, washington, oregon to name a few US states, one can do just as mowermech mentioned. I can license, pay for etc, an amount greater than my door tag, get pulled over by an leo, weighed, and still not get an overwt ticket for being 150% over my door sticker, along with 1200 over my paid for license. I was told to up the gcvwr from 26K to 28K with in 10 days, and keep until my next paid for renewal, I could then reduce the paid for gvw down to 26K.
I've yet to have an issue being weight over my door placard number.
Marty
I can do that in BC to but it doesn't supersede the placarded GVWR. If it did, why don't we all go out and buy 3/4 tons, register them for a 15K GVWR and use them to drag around 40 ft 5ers?
Licensing for a different GVWR than placarded is intended for commercial operators. EG. You need a big truck because you haul large bulky items or a lot of items and the only trucks that are big enough have GVWR's in the 25K range. In your case the items you haul take up a lot of space but don't weigh much and you will never be operating at a GW of more than 18K, so you register the truck at 18K and save a bunch on licensing and taxes.
Licencing your truck at a higher GW doesn't make it bigger, stronger or more powerful. It's just a piece of paper that says you paid a fee for a particular weight.
