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Originally Posted by smokeybear
Sorry, what i meant was a 2 axle tractor and a single axle flatbed trailer about 28ft long that hooks up like a regular 40 ft trailer.thanks
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Two axle tractor, being one drive and one steer with a 28 foot single axle trailer sounds like a hot-shot. You're going to have to be a bit more explicit about the tractor. A pickup? One-ton? Or a single axle semi tractor from somewhere like UPS or Roadway? The weights will depend on how heavy the tractor is designed. Former Roadway or Yellow would mean 12,000 on the steers and 20,000 on the drives. A one-ton pickup will reduce that considerably. For trailer weight, you'll have to measure from the kingpin to the center of the trailer axle, the calculate your bridge from there. Standard length semi trailer would mean 20,000 on the trailer axle (if you're plated for that), but at 28 feet, I doubt you have the bridge length to carry that much weight back there. Again, if your tow vehicle is a one-ton, even with a fifth wheel, I would not even consider carrying that much weight on the trailer axle.