There is over weight and there is over weight

Come on, what's the big deal?? Only 85,900 lb. axle group overload.

but it can pull it

must have had a Cummins in it.

Tires. They are always the first to say "No!"

:):)

towpro wrote:
must have had a Cummins in it.

Probably a Cat of the 3406 variety. Might have had a Cummins for a starter motor....:S

lets see, was grossing 165 thousand and change. No big deal. For years I ran down the road grossing 163 and change legally (and sometimes a bit more (not legally).

Biggest load I ever pulled was 240,000 pounds on the deck, 6 40K steel coils, all in a row.

All with Cats, Cummins don't come close to the pulling power.

Was on an 11 axle unit, 3 on the tractor, 8 on the trailer. 4 lift axles for turning, 2 in the front and 2 in the back. Always a 3406 with either a 13 speed or an 18 speed Roadranger.

Thats everyday up here in Michigan, parts of Ohio and Indiana.

towpro wrote:
must have had a Cummins in it.

He must have had to do a bunch of shifting to get going! Once rode with neighbor that had his own log trucks, that day he was running "Mule Train" which is a long log setup with a short log pup behind it 105,000# GVWR to get through an intersection I think he shifted about eight times!
I am suprised that his driveline didn't look like pretzel!

After 30+ years jamming gears every day, I prefer an automatic now. Let the box do the shifting....lol

Interesting, the way the story describes the citations issued really reinforces the description of how commercial weights are enforced as told in the Tow Vehicle forum sticky on weight limits.

LOL! I guess if you're going to overload, might as well do it spectacularly! Holy cow - glad I wasn't on the road with that guy.