jhornsby3
Newbie
Both of my trailers are OR registered as "excessive weight" vehicles. Any vehicle registered in this state now has a limit of 8200#. Anything over that it goes to commercial registration. So when I bought my 3500 and paid the title and registration, I paid what was already on it. Now. The way that this state now looks at it, any combined weight over 8200# without commercial plates, is overweight. And is bound to roll over the nearest coop. So, do I worry about it every time I hook up a trailer, you bet. Has it stopped me? Nope. If they want to stop me, they better stand out on the highway and stop every vehicle pulling an RV to the coast on Friday evenings and again on Sunday evenings.
I have my weights written on my windshield, and don't remember the specifics. But my 3500 is good for 16,000# tow weight. My rear axle is around 5200# with the trailer axles at 13,000# and my combined around 22,000# with our boat. My neighbor, a state trooper, told me as long as I use all of the permitted safety equipment and look legal, don't sweat it. To stay on the routes laid out in the permit and "appear" legal. Otherwise, my CDL A will be pulled and go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
Now for my 10k flatbed with the highway plates, not much I can do but to pull and hope for the best.
Just make sure your within the limits of the vehicle. Service the brakes yearly. And keep it slow and in control on a down hill. Never brake on a corner and stab the brakes to slow and don't ride them.
Oh and why not get the truck plates in Oregon? I refuse to pay "commercial" for a personal vehicle. And why go from $130 every two years to $1500 every year, just to satisfy the greed of this state.
We bought the boat, then bought the tow vehicle second. The way it should be done.
I have my weights written on my windshield, and don't remember the specifics. But my 3500 is good for 16,000# tow weight. My rear axle is around 5200# with the trailer axles at 13,000# and my combined around 22,000# with our boat. My neighbor, a state trooper, told me as long as I use all of the permitted safety equipment and look legal, don't sweat it. To stay on the routes laid out in the permit and "appear" legal. Otherwise, my CDL A will be pulled and go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
Now for my 10k flatbed with the highway plates, not much I can do but to pull and hope for the best.
Just make sure your within the limits of the vehicle. Service the brakes yearly. And keep it slow and in control on a down hill. Never brake on a corner and stab the brakes to slow and don't ride them.
Oh and why not get the truck plates in Oregon? I refuse to pay "commercial" for a personal vehicle. And why go from $130 every two years to $1500 every year, just to satisfy the greed of this state.
We bought the boat, then bought the tow vehicle second. The way it should be done.
