Posted by Randy in NE on July 23, 2010 at 02:58:00 from (204.124.192.31):
In Reply to: Re: 1086 IH weight posted by rustyfarmall on July 21, 2010 at 08:25:09:
I am going to weigh (no pun intended) in with rustyfarmall on this one. If the 14,000 lb trailer weighs 4000 lbs that only leaves 10,000 lbs left for the cargo. If the tractor is at the low end at 12,000 lbs then he is 2,000 lbs overweight. If it is closer to the 16,000 lb upper guess then he is 6,000 lbs over weight. Not overweight by double but more than 50%. Under either of these conditions you are going to be parked at the scale and paying a hefty fine, in any state. The safe thing to do is to get a towing vehicle and a trailer that can "safely" haul the load. That is what federal and state laws are all about. Usually the tires on the trailer are matched up with the axle rating so on a tandem axle single tire trailer the tires need to be rated at 14,000 divided by 4 = 3,500 lbs each. If someone has replaced the tires with "cheaper" tires then the rated capacity of the trailer is down to whatever the tire rating is. Our tractor club had Iowa DOT at our meeting a week and a half ago and he says that they do look at the tire rating since they don't always know what the axle is rated at. I have an H&H trailer rated at 24,000 lbs. Safety and legal are the two things to keep in mind.
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