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Txsurfer
Explorer
Jun 21, 2017

Survey says... 1T for 5th wheel & 3/4T for BP Toyhauler

Well after reading many posts and researching payload caps ( diesels) ..it appears to me that if you are even thinking about a 5th wheel you should go with a 1T class truck where as a 3/4T should be a...
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spoon059
Explorer II
Jun 22, 2017
Txsurfer wrote:
SO if I get scaled by DOT what will they go by? Axle ratings?

Federal bridge regulations are 20K lb per axle.
The MAXIMUM of your tire ratings.
Potentially the MAXIMUM of your REGISTERED WEIGHT.

Axle ratings and GVWR are simply a warranty number imposed by the manufacturer. There is no way for law enforcement to enforce those arbitrary numbers.

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