axle weights for doubles
#2
Senior Board Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: jackassville (winnipeg, mb)
Posts: 3,280
I don't think it's any different than any single or tandem trailer. The two axles in the middle are allowed 34,000 and the rear 20,000. You still have to pay attention to gross weight.
#3
Board Regular
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 228
Steer 12,000
Single Drive 20,000 Single Trailer 20,000 Dolly 20,000 Single Trailer 20,000 NOT to exceed allowable maximum/licensed gross weight which is usually 80,000.
#5
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 25
Are you sure? i do know the steer axle cannot be no more than 12 thousand, but if there is 20 k on the single axles (drives, trailers and dolly) your figure here on the latter is right at 80 thousand.
#6
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 228
Look in the front of your atlas>a single axle is allowed 20,000 lbs. It dowan't mean you can exceed 80,000>BUT it does give you tolerance. A 10' spread allows you 20,000 per axle but only in a couple of states does it also allow you to exceed 80,000.
#7
mgfg is correct. I pull doubles for UPS. The total capacity with a single drive axle is 92,000 but state laws and the truck's permits usually limit that to 80,000.
12k steers 20k each single times 4
#8
your steer is alowed 12500 your all wrong,lol
drive,trl,doly single 20,000 drive,trl, tanum 34000 max(group) 18500 each 80,000 gvw unless lic for more try pack extra 400(80400) most setups if you max all axles you will be over weight
#9
If you research steer axle weights you'll actually find several answers varying by states, and by tires, up to manufacturer specs. Our manufacturer specs are 12000. As for 34000lbs that would be true for tandem drive axles but the majority of our fleet are single drive axle tractors. Basically to sum it up the axle weights for doubles are the same as any other truck up to the 80,000 lb limit. Or 120,000 lb limit for triples with the appropriate permit. Or 150,000lb limit in Michigan with proper number of axles and permits.
#10
if your tire manufacturer spec its tire at 12000 and your running two steer tiers(as most of us do) then your ok uptwo 24000 or 12000 each/ im not oking one can run that much on there steer or any single tire axle,
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