How heavy have you towed?

Just bought a 40' PJ gooseneck last week, Ram and empty trailer scaled @ 18,020 Wait till I see what I can put on trailer, going to start hauling intermodals from Long Beach to here next week, so if you see me on I 15 between Vegas and L.A., wave hello as I go past !!! waytogo Oh, and when I picked up the GN, I had 3 other car haulers on top of it, New Mexico scales showed me at 24,480 when I came back from Okla.

 

how did the truck do with the load? 40' is pretty long, did it sway at all? Sounds like a cool setupwaytogo .

 

Did fine , hardly knew it was back there. Went and bought my apportioned plates today and start hauling boxes next Monday!! Registered for 34,200# in 9 states. And it appears me and my buddy will have a car or two to take down also apiece!! I'll try to get a pic of the setup next week and put it up here if I can get the file size small enough!

 

way cool burnout Git'R'Done waytogo

 

96,380 pounds hauling a load of the wire used in tires. It was with an old one stack Mack with a window in the back. I don't know what year it is, but it's old enough that the key doesn't turn it off, I need to pull a knob out to kill the engine. This truck is awesome - nothing but a huge cloud of black smoke when driving! waytogo

 

Okay, I'm not quite in league with some of you guys yet. I still use a fairly lightweight open air trailer to tow the Vette around, and the Vette itself is fairly light (3100 lbs). Heaviest I've scaled is just under 19k gross. waytogo

 

im a newb when it comes to towing with a light truck, but if your on the highway or interstate do you have to pull into the weigh station if its open. i know our tractor trailor that hauls the asphalt paver (cat ap-1055b= 48,000 give or take)and beuthling b200 compactor (just over 4,000) is over limit for around here. not sure what my personal max is but its nothing like some of you guys, id say less then 20,000.

 

pickups do not have to go through weigh stations.

 

If they are engaged in a commercial operation, yes they do. I have apportioned plates and IFTA decals on my Ram.

 

so if im just hauling my wheeler across state i can skip all the hoopla of the weigh stations. thats good to know cause i wasnt sure.

 

Best check with your state HP or DOT, hopefully thet will know, don't bet on it though!!

 

I pulled my 5er over a scale and the truck, trailer, wife, 2 kids (who don't weigh over 50lbs together!), myself, and clothing for a weekend weighed 22,500. The water tank was also filled (100gal), but no quads or fuel in the pump station.

 

In California , true ... in Iowa , trucks over 3 tons weigh ... they will chase you down if they feel like it ... every state is different ...

 

I hauled off an old dump truck with a bed full of scrap iron today to the local scrap yard. Grossed #29080 waytogo

 

weigh as you go in Blythe told me i should have stopped.....:doah:

i kept going. SOO... if my folks get a ticket in the mail for me since the plate on the trailer is in thier address with my name... i guess i will be finding out in a few weeks.opcorn:
Grant

 

Define pick up!!