Steer tires overweight? Leeway?

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09-20-2013, 05:00 AM

Fredog

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Originally Posted by Malaki86

A 'rough' calculation for adjusting weight on your steers is that for every notch in the 5th wheel will move 75lbs. 1 notch back = 75lbs off the steers, 1 notch forward = 75lbs added to the steers.

As for giving you some leeway, that's 100% up to each one. I've had them let me go when 1,500lbs over on my trailer and I've had others write me a ticket for being 50lbs over on my drives.

they now allow you whatever your steers are rated for, most are rated at 6500 pounds so that gives you 13000, you need to look at you tires and find the rating, in Iowa, They WILL come out and check...

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