There is over weight and there is over weight
With all the discussions of SRW vs DRW, wether or not it is ok to be over the GVWR or the GAWR, I though it might be fun to note that truckers have some of the same issues. :) Overweight semi truck
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SidecarFlip wrote:RobertRyan wrote:SidecarFlip wrote:
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.
Latest European Volvo has a 350ton capacity straight from the factory
Too bad Volvo's are butt ugly. I'm a Western Star convention person, aka: hood. Vo-Mack is also difficult to work on.
It is the European Volvo not the US Volvo. A 750hp 16litre Diesel . Western Star are now owned by Mercedes
