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Norm Edlebeck (66.60.214.253)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 5:46 pm: | |
We will be doing (hopefully) some extensive traveling this year, both to the East and West coast from Minnesota. Are there currently any states you guys know of that require RV's (and in my case a MC-7) to pull into truck scales? I know that South Dakota had this a year or so ago, but were pressured into halting because of loss of tourist trade. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Norm Edlebeck |
L Clinton (69.24.8.197)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 6:20 pm: | |
I've driven most if not all states east of the Rockies. Haven't had to pull into any weigh stations, however, Maryland has scales at the Toll Booths on I-95 and I know for a fact they're reading the numbers when you roll accross. If you're heavy you better find another route. |
Gary Carter (68.25.104.229)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 6:57 pm: | |
Ohio on I80 also weighs as you enter the toll road.
The signs in Maryland tell you to pull into the scale, but when I did they wanted to know why I stopped. |
Jayjay (205.188.209.8)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 8:09 pm: | |
Perhaps I've been lucky, 'cuz in a little over three years I've put almost 20,000 miles in 37 states, and not had to scale yet. No experience at all in the barren Northeast states, just the fertile Midwest, the sunny South, and the gorgeous Rockies and Westward. ...JJ hey largo |
Stan (68.150.140.91)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 8:17 pm: | |
The only place that I have been checked is Wyoming where the sign says "All towed vehicles must stop". Since I was pulling a car trailer I went in and they checked my hitch and lites on the trailer. |
Nick Morris (Nick3751) (65.117.139.135)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 8:42 pm: | |
If you have to stop at the scales would you be required to keep a log book and have to adhere to the driving time laws? |
Peter Broadribb (Madbrit) (67.136.103.131)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 8:54 pm: | |
You are not a commercial vehicle, so you don't need a log book.
You don't have to pull into any scales unless it specifically requests that towing vehicles or RVs have to stop.
You are driving a motorhome, an RV, not a bus or commercial vehicle and as such, scales are not for you. Now if you are still registered as a bus but it is owned by you as a private individual, I was told not to stop at scales either. This was on my way home from buying the bus.
Peter. |
FAST FRED (65.154.177.171)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 5:47 am: | |
On the super slab there never seems to be a hassel, but some Town Police are all for free enterprise and set up scales on weight restricted roads , or just past a weight limited bridge.
I'v been weighed for "free" by the locals on Cape Cod.
I was only slowed down for about 10 min , as I keep to legal axle weights.
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Run legal , or don't run at all!
FAST FRED |
Randall Hays (69.4.195.155)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 4:20 pm: | |
Hello Fast Fred, what is the Legal axle weight for an MCI-8, weighed my empty bus yesterday after I filled the fuel tanks and it came in at 8,380 for the front axle and 16,000 for the rear axle and tag. I have not started my conversion yet so just wondering what my limit will be now? I don't want to go over so I will be weighing each item as I install it.
Randall MCI-8 |
Peter Broadribb (Madbrit) (67.136.119.194)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 4:36 pm: | |
Randall,
As most driver's licenses cover vehicles up to 26,000 lbs, if you want to drive the conversion whilst you are working on it, you would do best to get it retitled as a motorhome asap. This will remove the vehicle weight restrictions in respect of your driver's license in most States, I won't say all as I know there are exceptions to all of these rules.
Peter. |
Jack Conrad (Jackconrad) (207.30.189.70)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 4:51 pm: | |
We weighed our converted MC-8 on the CAT scales at a Pilot truck stop. With full fuel tanks, full water tank, and empty holding tank, fully stocked with food and clothes, with my wife and I on board weights were as follows:
Rating(per MCI ID Plate) Actual
Front Axle 12,500 11,100
Drive Axle 20,000 18,000
Tag Axle 6,000 4,000
Hope this helps, Jack |
Peter Broadribb (Madbrit) (67.136.119.194)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 5:00 pm: | |
Good grioef Jack,
Was that luck or pure skill to get the weights that well balanced. Do you want to come and balance my conversion too?....... (grin).
Peter. |
Randall Hays (69.4.195.153)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 6:03 pm: | |
OK Jack so your front axle weighed in at 23,500 total and your drive axle came in at 38,000 total and the tag axle came in at 10,000 total for a total bus weight of 71,500 lbs????????????? could you check your weight ticket again??? also my question was, what is the maxium weight per axle but I don't think I said it quite like that sorry, still need to know what the Maxium is folks ok? :>) |
Derek (24.85.245.203)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 6:15 pm: | |
No, his weights on the left are the weight his axles are rated for, and on the right are the weights measured at each of the axles. |
Stan (68.150.140.91)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 8:36 pm: | |
There are different limits depending on the road. There is a federal limit for interstate highways and a state limit for state highways and then there is often a county limit for county roads. All this information is available by doing a search for each.
State limits frequently involve tire width and axle spacing as well. If you want to drive anywhere in the US you want to stay below the lowest level. I believe that is 10,000 pounds on the front axle and 18,000 pounds on the drive axle if you have 12" tires. I think the single tired tag axle would be the same as the front axle if you have 48" axle spacing. |
Jim-Bob (12.46.52.74)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 05, 2004 - 10:23 am: | |
Aha, I'll bet that 12" tire width item is why Greyhound used 12" instead of 11" tires. It would have given them more weight capacity.
Jim-Bob |
FAST FRED (63.233.189.23)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 06, 2004 - 5:20 am: | |
Not on fed roads that limit axle loads , perhaps in some states with unique formulas for tire footprint.
I was told the 12's were used so the good tires 'Hound bought wouldn't end up swopped on trucks from a fast truck stop "deal".
FAST FRED |