Re: [MV] Moving a dead 2 1/2 ton

Dave Cole (DA_Cole@compuserve.com)
Wed, 18 Feb 1998 20:17:08 -0500

Message text written by CHRIS THOMAS
>M62 on a three axle trailer and move the truck with no problem till the
highway patrol saw the weight rating on the tires! OK he was a little ov=
er
weight (about a ton) and the fine was small ($125).<

Isn't a M62 a 5 ton truck! That's even bigger. The tires and springs on=

my trailer (tandem axle) are good for 3400 lbs on each tire, so I'd just
squeak by if the truck was 10,000 lbs and the trailer weighs about 3000,
but I don't know if I'd feel comfortable towing that mess without using a=

gooseneck. Tongue weight on the trailer could easily get to 3000 lbs or
more and even though the truck might handle it I'd be close. The roll
back, have someone else do it idea seems to look better and better.

Thanks,

Dave

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