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steve1k99 08-11-2005 10:36 PM
Weight Stations
 
Tommorow im leaving to going up to Ohio to pick up my new boat. Its a 38cig and its on a triple axle trailer. Im pulling it back with a F350 dually. This might be a dumb question but am I required to stop at weight stations? The combined weight of the truck, trailer and boat is less than 18,000 lbs. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks
Steve

Audiofn 08-11-2005 10:54 PM
Re: Weight Stations
 
Nope you can keep driving. Tell them Audio said it was ok!!! :D:D You will be fine I never stop you do not have to.

Jon

hillbilly24 08-11-2005 11:13 PM
Re: Weight Stations
 
Nope you don't have to stop, infact in some staes if the DOT officer wants to be an azz hole he can write a ticket if you pull in with a pickup and aren't an escort vehicle. Commercial vehicles are the only thing that has to stop at the scales. Basically if you have a truck over 26k GVW or a trailer over 10k GVW you dont hav to stop. Alot of boat trailers are over 10k but it's tottaly overlooked. Tecnicaly you shuld have a class A CDL to pull anything over 10k.

Anarchy Powerboats 08-11-2005 11:22 PM
Re: Weight Stations
 
Originally Posted by hillbilly24
Nope you don't have to stop, infact in some staes if the DOT officer wants to be an azz hole he can write a ticket if you pull in with a pickup and aren't an escort vehicle. Commercial vehicles are the only thing that has to stop at the scales. Basically if you have a truck over 26k GVW or a trailer over 10k GVW you dont hav to stop. Alot of boat trailers are over 10k but it's tottaly overlooked. Tecnicaly you shuld have a class A CDL to pull anything over 10k.
Commercial vehicles and in some states all rental vehicles now.

t500hps 08-12-2005 07:07 AM
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Towed a 30 ft 10.5 beam Searay from Cleveland to VA. Never stopped except for fuel and food. I don't think we even got looked at going by the stations.

Scott 08-12-2005 07:21 AM
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I see you have the answer but just to re assure you myself and many other board members are in Ohio and no we don't stop.

GLH 08-12-2005 07:33 AM
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VT to FL a couple times a winter... Never stopped.

And we're 6' longer than a semi with a 53' trailer.

steve1k99 08-12-2005 07:37 AM
Re: Weight Stations
 
I guess I will just drive by the weight staions with one finger out the window and laying on the horn. I had to ask since a few weeks ago a friend of mine got pulled over for passing a weight staion with 3 cars on a trailer. Cop was probably just having a bad day.
Thanks everyone

Steve

OldSchool 08-12-2005 07:40 AM
Re: Weight Stations
 
Originally Posted by steve1k99
I guess I will just drive by the weight staions with one finger out the window and laying on the horn.

Steve
I wouldn't go that far!!! :D :D

thunderusone 08-12-2005 07:43 AM
Re: Weight Stations
 
Originally Posted by steve1k99
Tommorow im leaving to going up to Ohio to pick up my new boat. Its a 38cig and its on a triple axle trailer. Im pulling it back with a F350 dually. This might be a dumb question but am I required to stop at weight stations? The combined weight of the truck, trailer and boat is less than 18,000 lbs. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks
Steve
FYI, you are gonna be over 18,000 pounds though, stop and weigh your rig at scales at a truck stop and I think you will be surprised.


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