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

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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

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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.

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Commercial vehicles and in some states all rental vehicles now.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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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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Her husband probably doesn't listen to her.................either.

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steve1k99,
I agree with thunderusone, go to a truckstop or feedmill scale, you will be very surprised to find that you'll be WELL over 18K!!!!!
My guess is 21-23K with that rig.
My GCWR is 21,500lb. and that's with my old 3/4 ton Cummins and 38 Powerquest( I think the Cig will be a bit heavier), My 1 ton probably pushes it well over 22K. These figures are Fully Loaded with petrol and all the goodies.
Congrats on the new Cig!!!
Paul

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We run all over the country with 10'6" and 11'9" boats, and haven't stopped at a scale yet. (knock, knock) We do run oversize signs, flags, and have permits. I haven't been asked for them yet, thankfully.

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My tiger and my dually with myself and my buddy was 21020 lbs...half tank in both tanks on the boat too:D

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We've pulled the Black Thunder in Mich. Indiana and Illinois without ever stopping at a weigh station. Loaded gcw has to be over 22,000 lbs.

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Don't ask don't tell and if stopped, always plead ignorance.

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We never stopped with the Top Gun or the Gladiator behind dually pickups. We don't even stop now with the Apache and the Peterbilt. Some scale signs say "commercial vehicles only" and some say "all vehicles over XX,XXX pounds". Knock on wood, we have never stopped at the scales with any of the rigs and have never had them come after us. I worried about the Peterbilt at first, but it has not been a problem. One look at it and you can tell that it is not an average over the road truck and it is tagged as a personal recreational vehicle (non commercial) under 26K pounds.

If they ever come after me for passing the scales I will deal with it then. One good thing is that I do have the correct class of license, but it is non commercial. In Maryland you can get a class A or B non commercial license. This will allow you to legally operate that particular class of vehicle, just not for hire.

If the police really wanted to get picky, they could nail most of us with the overall length. Most states have maximum overall vehicle lengths or maximum trailer lengths, many of which technically make a dually and a 38' boat illegal without special permits. Thank goodness that this is not strictly enforced!

So after all of my rambling, I would say to just roll on and don't worry about stopping. Besides, if you pass a scale where they wanted you to stop, they will let you know! :p

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It's easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

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Just drive right bye