Overloaded or not!

[RustyJC]

Okay, guys, you finally made me feel bad enough that I just hiked my happy ***** out in the sub-freezing temperatures to look on my driver's door sticker. You're right - the rear axle inflation pressure is 65 psig. I guess I had 70 psig on my mind because that's where I run them when I'm towing.

Blame it on my senility - I'm an old man, after all. :{

Rusty

 

[Cummins12V98]

Okay, guys, you finally made me feel bad enough that I just hiked my happy ***** out in the sub-freezing temperatures to look on my driver's door sticker. You're right - the rear axle inflation pressure is 65 psig. I guess I had 70 psig on my mind because that's where I run them when I'm towing.

Blame it on my senility - I'm an old man, after all. :{

Rusty

No FOUL Rusty! You are ALWAYS right on with comments and answers.

With full RAW at 65psi only gives 130# of cushion. I may start running 70. I must say the rear tires are wearing evenly running 65 towing and 35 solo.

 

[frank1]

Found this pulled over in a vacant parking lot...guess he was put out of service due to being "overloaded??!!"

 

[SnoKing]

Semi tractor is most likely less than 20K + trailer 9-10K? He is within 4:10 Aisin limits 28,810 pound limit?

SNOKING

 

[frank1]

Must not had all the proper paper work .. truck was parked there for two days in vacant parking lot??? Who knows?

 

[kthaxton]

Although not related to why he may or no may not be stopped.....I would guess it would have been better to have the tractor a little further back on that trailer.

 

[SnoKing]

That was my thought also. SNOKING

 

[GAmes]

Speculating why it was parked if it was weight related; Could be improper weight tags (some states register by gross weight) or the driver might not have had a class A drivers license, which is required in every state I have researched for GCWR over 26,000 pounds. At any rate, the manufacturer's weight ratings don't mean squat to DOT.