Weight tickets thread

get rid of the equalizer between the springs and stick some heavier leaves on the back axle than the front
would load up the rearmost axle more, but should transfer weight onto the pin because the effective wheelbase (?) would be more toward the rear axle than the front
 
GLTHFJ60 said:
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I really need to lengthen the trailer and get more weight on the F550. Can't move the cruiser any farther forward with the counter where it is, and I'm at the limit of my trailer axles.

Open to other ideas too. The diesel genset is as far forward as it can go in the trailer chassis (between/in front of the jack legs), fuel tank is next to it. Fresh and grey tanks are in the floor under the counter, so they can't move forward either.
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How hard would it be to move the axles back? Have you got room to move the hitch back on the neck?
 
[486] said:
get rid of the equalizer between the springs and stick some heavier leaves on the back axle than the front
would load up the rearmost axle more, but should transfer weight onto the pin because the effective wheelbase (?) would be more toward the rear axle than the front
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Torsion axles, can't do that.

Gbkeith said:
How hard would it be to move the axles back? Have you got room to move the hitch back on the neck?
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Can't move the hitch back on the neck without causing clearance issues to the bed of the truck, it's already pretty close.

I could move the axles back, but if I cut it in half and extend it, it's the same thing. If I'm moving axles back, I'd really like to have it be longer. I've thought about extending the trailer like 10', shortening the box by 4-6', then having it be a hybrid enclosed like this. I'm not sure which route is best.

Making it a hybrid trailer would certainly be easier, and way less hassle for loading/unloading. Hmmm.


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GLTHFJ60 said:
Torsion axles, can't do that.



Can't move the hitch back on the neck without causing clearance issues to the bed of the truck, it's already pretty close.

I could move the axles back, but if I cut it in half and extend it, it's the same thing. If I'm moving axles back, I'd really like to have it be longer. I've thought about extending the trailer like 10', shortening the box by 4-6', then having it be a hybrid enclosed like this. I'm not sure which route is best.

Making it a hybrid trailer would certainly be easier, and way less hassle for loading/unloading. Hmmm.


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Go heavier axles if you are overweight on the axles. If you want more length, I'd sell what you have now and just buy a longer trailer rather than dealing with all the work of cutting up what you've got when 32-40' trailers aren't all that expensive relatively speaking.
 
TrailTamer said:
what about to add a third matching axle?
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Lengthening would include adding a third axle, for sure. I could add a third with how it is though, doesn't solve the weight on the truck issue.

Snowy said:
Go heavier axles if you are overweight on the axles. If you want more length, I'd sell what you have now and just buy a longer trailer rather than dealing with all the work of cutting up what you've got when 32-40' trailers aren't all that expensive relatively speaking.
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Hard to find a 36-40' with this amount of roof height that doesn't cost $50k. Easier and cheaper to extend what I've got than to buy a 36-40 tall trailer and move everything in this over to that imo.
 
GLTHFJ60 said:
Lengthening would include adding a third axle, for sure. I could add a third with how it is though, doesn't solve the weight on the truck issue.
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if you have 6k on the rear and 3k on the front then yeah you're transferring more weight to the truck, since the weight center of the axles moves back a little, puts more of the trailer's weight ahead of the axles' effective centerline

same sorta effect can be had by raising your hitch since it is torsion axles without an equalizer, though your already overweight axle in the back will be even more so
 
fordguy said:
little heavy for it isnt it?
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I’ve logged about 25k miles between 20 and 30k gross so far. Obviously 20k is significantly different than 30k but I’d say about 2-3k miles near 30k.

It’s heavy. At 3000 feet elevation and somewhat flat ground (rolling hills) it was run 70 mph all day AC on in 100* heat going through Nevada. It struggles on grades at that weight but gets the job done. I’ve added a VGT turbo to help the EGT spikes on the big rpm drops with a 4 speed trans but haven’t tested that at 30k yet but at 20k the EGTs are much better at lower rpm now.

There was a heavy duty trailer package that had the 7.3 F550 rated at 30k GCWR instead of the normal 26k.

Anyways, it’s heavy, it works, I have newer super duty axles under it and the rear is rated at 14,706 lbs. I am a tad over GVWR but not GCWR or axle weight ratings. The frame is highly modified and giant so I’m not concerned about being a tad over GVWR unless a cop messes with me. Then I’m in trouble lol
 
thats a pretty high drive axle rating, I have an f450 and figured they have same axles but i guess yours is significantly larger. no questions from me then
 
fordguy said:
thats a pretty high drive axle rating, I have an f450 and figured they have same axles but i guess yours is significantly larger. no questions from me then
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What year F450? C&C or the newer f450 pickups? What axle? Dana 80, Dana 110, Dana 130 or Dana 135 I’m guessing.
 
06h3 said:
What year F450? C&C or the newer f450 pickups? What axle? Dana 80, Dana 110, Dana 130 or Dana 135 I’m guessing.
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def a bigger dana than 80, gvwr i think 16k. I just had no idea 550 axle went uo that high, figured thats 650+ category. its an 06 or 07 i think. Id like to extend the frame, move axle back, and put a crew cab on it, but maybe better to just sell and buy what I want. Mine is 4x4 tho, is yours? v10
 
I prefer to not know my weight...

I should see if I have the one from the guy that delivered salt this year...over 59 tons. Of salt. I don't remember his overall weight.

He came from Detoilet...no idea how he got around the scales or if he just got lucky and they were all closed.
 
JD Mark said:
I prefer to not know my weight...

I should see if I have the one from the guy that delivered salt this year...over 59 tons. Of salt. I don't remember his overall weight.

He came from Detoilet...no idea how he got around the scales or if he just got lucky and they were all closed.
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When I moved from Florida to Kentucky, I rented the largest Penske truck they'd rent to someone without a CDL. We packed that thing nose to tail, floor to ceiling and set off. The weigh station leaving Florida was open and everything over 10k must stop.

They stop me on the scales, scream something incomprehensible through the drive-through speaker. I say "I'm sorry, I didn't understand a word of that." The response was "PULL.....FORWARD.....THREE....FEET!". I pull forward, stop again. The guy does the angry cop march out of his booth to the curb. He points at the ground in front of him. I figured I was royally ****ed. I knew the truck was heavy, I thought about weighing, but didn't. I'm a bad liar, if I KNEW I was over, I wouldn't be able to hide it if asked. I didn't know I was over, but I knew it took about a minute to get that pig to 60 mph on flat Florida highways.

I pull forward, and this dude is f'n livid. I learned a long time ago to keep my yap shut in these situations. He asks what's in the truck. I say "the contents of my home". He asks where I'm going. "I'm moving from Tampa to Louisville". He asks if I'm a commercial driver. No. Asked if I was being paid to drive the truck. No. Asks the same "is this a commercial load" several different ways with me saying no each time. He finally pointed to the exit and told me to "get the **** out of here."

I don't know what that truck weighed, but that interaction tells me it was heavy. We immediately pulled off the interstate and found a trucker app that reported open weigh stations and routes around them. We made sure we didn't cross another open scale the remainder of the trip.
 
61scout80 said:
When I moved from Florida to Kentucky, I rented the largest Penske truck they'd rent to someone without a CDL. We packed that thing nose to tail, floor to ceiling and set off. The weigh station leaving Florida was open and everything over 10k must stop.

They stop me on the scales, scream something incomprehensible through the drive-through speaker. I say "I'm sorry, I didn't understand a word of that." The response was "PULL.....FORWARD.....THREE....FEET!". I pull forward, stop again. The guy does the angry cop march out of his booth to the curb. He points at the ground in front of him. I figured I was royally ****ed. I knew the truck was heavy, I thought about weighing, but didn't. I'm a bad liar, if I KNEW I was over, I wouldn't be able to hide it if asked. I didn't know I was over, but I knew it took about a minute to get that pig to 60 mph on flat Florida highways.

I pull forward, and this dude is f'n livid. I learned a long time ago to keep my yap shut in these situations. He asks what's in the truck. I say "the contents of my home". He asks where I'm going. "I'm moving from Tampa to Louisville". He asks if I'm a commercial driver. No. Asked if I was being paid to drive the truck. No. Asks the same "is this a commercial load" several different ways with me saying no each time. He finally pointed to the exit and told me to "get the **** out of here."

I don't know what that truck weighed, but that interaction tells me it was heavy. We immediately pulled off the interstate and found a trucker app that reported open weigh stations and routes around them. We made sure we didn't cross another open scale the remainder of the trip.
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Kinda fits in the CDL thread going on...
 
There's a new Loves truck stop a half mile from my house. Just noticed today that they have a CAT Scale there.

How much do they generally charge to weigh?
 
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