Trailer Life Half-Ton Fifth Wheel Article
05-22-2013, 10:46 AM
#21
Yea I forgot about that the adapter that goes on the 5th wheel was 29#, CHECK THIS OUT in NORTH DAKOTA where I am working..I was driving into town today and had to stop for gas and their was a guy with a ECO BOOST W/ a Goose Neck and a Backhoe on it..I asked him holy smokes are you over wt or not? He said I don't know I been using the Eco Boost for the last 2 years for pulling the Back hoe for his business fixing sewer tanks and what have you..I asked him how it pulled and he said it pulls fine you know its back their but never had any problem and also with his crew of 5...And one of the guys was a big boy he made a crew of 2 himself......Anyways I asked him about the Pay load and he smiled and said WHATS That? I just hook up the goose neck and the boys and go to work...
05-22-2013, 11:08 AM
#22
Junior Member
Yea you have to under stand in Wy where I live I would get nailed quick by the fuzz, But here in North Dakota where the oil boom is driving hard the fuzz seem to just shy away...They focus on the big rig movers,,,,I asked the dude if he has ever got stoped and he said,,Yea last year 1 time because his lite was out on the goose neck...He said he never asked about the wt. CRAZY
By the way the Back Hoe was a CASE 580C
By the way the Back Hoe was a CASE 580C
05-22-2013, 12:56 PM
#23
Senior Member
Yea you have to under stand in Wy where I live I would get nailed quick by the fuzz, But here in North Dakota where the oil boom is driving hard the fuzz seem to just shy away...They focus on the big rig movers,,,,I asked the dude if he has ever got stoped and he said,,Yea last year 1 time because his lite was out on the goose neck...He said he never asked about the wt. CRAZY
By the way the Back Hoe was a CASE 580C
By the way the Back Hoe was a CASE 580C
A lot of states do not have that restriction for example, here in Maine from what I can tell, the GVW limit is 80,000 lb, the per axle limit is 22,400 lb. (also, the max towing speed is 55 MPH...interesting because I know on friday I can look out the window of my office and watch trucks pulling campers going past at 75-80mph all day long).
NY limits to 800 lb per inch of tire width.
(those numbers are according to this site: http://towingworld.com/towinglaws.cfm )
One other thing...I'm not condoning being over the manufacturer's nameplate, just pointing out that in many cases, no law is being broken if you are...
05-22-2013, 02:21 PM
#24
Yea you have to under stand in Wy where I live I would get nailed quick by the fuzz, But here in North Dakota where the oil boom is driving hard the fuzz seem to just shy away...They focus on the big rig movers,,,,I asked the dude if he has ever got stoped and he said,,Yea last year 1 time because his lite was out on the goose neck...He said he never asked about the wt. CRAZY
By the way the Back Hoe was a CASE 580C
By the way the Back Hoe was a CASE 580C