Joholio
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Man. I wish it would snow here.
No, u mean snow more here.....Man. I wish it would snow here.
take any truck you are thinking of buying to a weigh scale. get the weight of front and rear axles, subtract te umbers rom the numbers on the vehicle sticker. this will be the max weight you can carry. you can estimate the weight of what you carry-2-sled-2 guys-gas-sled deck-gas(truck-sleds-jerry cans) equipment-tools etc. don't forget ice n snow build upon truck and machines. estimate higher than you think. if you are not under by a couple hundred pounds you will be overweight and can be fined.
In Alberta they use tire weight ratings, BC axle ratings? i have weighed 1 tons that where very marginal! don't listen to salesman unless he is going to pay the fines. not likely. always fun listening to there BS.
it all falls on you to know the rules.
seems to be no end for government tax grabs.
does this gvw tax involve the over 10,000 lb signs on highway?
Me too, just dumbAnd after you do all that (in BC anyway) check your GVW on your registration. Our ICBC thieves make you pay more money to insure your truck for what the manufacturer says it's actually designed to carry.
Pizzes me off to no end!
Exactlytake any truck you are thinking of buying to a weigh scale. get the weight of front and rear axles, subtract te umbers rom the numbers on the vehicle sticker. this will be the max weight you can carry. you can estimate the weight of what you carry-2-sled-2 guys-gas-sled deck-gas(truck-sleds-jerry cans) equipment-tools etc. don't forget ice n snow build upon truck and machines. estimate higher than you think. if you are not under by a couple hundred pounds you will be overweight and can be fined.
In Alberta they use tire weight ratings, BC axle ratings? i have weighed 1 tons that where very marginal! don't listen to salesman unless he is going to pay the fines. not likely. always fun listening to there BS.
it all falls on you to know the rules.
Me too, just dumb
Then they ask if u want more gvw, I'm like but the truck says it can only handle so much ( have a 1 ton srw)
Mabe that's how some guys can run half tons, cause they pay to crank the gvw up via icbc
Exactly
I put E rated tires on a 1/2 ton, with a full size deck. Went to the scale house by Ardrossan, got everything approved by DOT and went on my merry way. I did put overloaders on, to compensate for the extra weight and so the truck would sit level, when loaded.would that be like alberta then, where tires weight rating would rule?
I put E rated tires on a 1/2 ton, with a full size deck. Went to the scale house by Ardrossan, got everything approved by DOT and went on my merry way. I did put overloaders on, to compensate for the extra weight and so the truck would sit level, when loaded.
That was in the late 90's and i don't know if it can still be done?
I made many trips to Vale, with 2 sleds on my 1/2 ton and never an issue.
310 posts ? 311 with this one and still talking in circles .
310 posts ? 311 with this one and still talking in circles .
Exactly , and Fords new 1/2 ton with 2650 lbs payload is more than capable.
View attachment 190660If you set it up correctly you won't get hassled. My tundra was technically over weight with one sled+sled-deck+gear+fuel. I also had a 170L titan tank to fuel this pig so I didn't have to stop every 350km @32L per 100. But with the airbags and heavy duty springs etc it doesn't even look like a half ton (minus the short box)