Am i gtg ?

Posted by Individual_Wasabi669@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 51 comments

Tandems all the way up, it was a two pickup load so both shippers weren’t sure how to arrange pallets, closest scale was 50 miles away

So i slid my 5th wheel to the front

Full tanks

Washington to Indiana, my only concern is Idaho boise WS

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Tromboneofsteel@reddit

I have an APU and run reefers, this is a normal looking scale ticket to me

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msmith7871@reddit

Free her up and let her eat......you will have to stop at every weight house so they can check each axle but you should be good to go.......

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Individual_Wasabi669@reddit (OP)

Steers weigh

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MachStyle@reddit

More importantly, what's the tires rating? Op look at the side wall of your steers and see what the single tire load limit is.

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Individual_Wasabi669@reddit (OP)

Tires r rated for 14,300

Axle at 13,500

Blowing boise WS windows off lol

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Wasabi-Kungpow@reddit

Then you steers max legal weight is 13,500. I think all states are 14,500 on steers or max rating for the truck.

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There is no difference for steers over single axle except for tire width requirements. So long as you're under 80k axle and tire limits are the only thing that matters. Heavy haul gets tricky because some states do have limits on heavy haul stears but I think its only 3. And its 16k plus.

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Mindes13@reddit

What's the tire pressure though? Is it at the cold psi that's in the sidewall? Because if it's under that, your tire is not rated for that weight now.

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Disastrous-East-1143@reddit

Put your 5th wheel about halfway back , basically between your tandems... should fix it

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12inchSpindle@reddit

Got an APU or EPU? If so I'd rather be up to 500 over on drives

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theminnesoregonian@reddit

Do you have an APU?

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Individual_Wasabi669@reddit (OP)

Yes

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planetbuster@reddit

in some states you get a 'bonus' if your truck has an apu on it, is why he asked

also, check the door sticker for the GW on your steer axle. its often 12500 but even if its 12000 you should be able to skate with that

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theminnesoregonian@reddit

Correct. IIRC you get a 500 pound allotment for APU's.

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HowlingWolven@reddit

You get up to 500 lbs for an EPU. The APU manual tells you how many pounds you can claim.

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Feeling-Bowl-9533@reddit

The rating for it or what it weighs empty? Unless you have some kinda weird setup that’s crazy!

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planetbuster@reddit

yeah the steer axle gross weight rating of the t680 i got is 14320

the sticker clearly says "GAWR FRONT 14320"

just like.. why, haha

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TruckinTuba@reddit

Yeah, you're light

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Individual_Wasabi669@reddit (OP)

Steers was my issue

Thought it’s 12k lbs max

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HowlingWolven@reddit

20k for a single axle or the limit of the lowest component rating in the steer axle assembly.

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Mikey_BC@reddit

Thats assuming you're maxed out at 34,000 on tandems and drives.

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TruckinTuba@reddit

Never ran 12k, first company was 13,200 current company is 20k

Read the load rating on your tires for confirmation, but should be between 13-14k

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DrillTheThirdHole@reddit

look at the ratings and then make the call, driver. we can't and won't ok it on your behalf.

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HowlingWolven@reddit

Yes. At worst, you’re 10 lbs over on steers if they’re 12350 rated, and everything else is in balance.

Check your door card for the steer axle rating and the tire sidewall for the tire rating. Multiply the tire rating by two, then take the lower of the tire or the axle - that’s your steer axle weight limit.

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