Steer axle over weight

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{"text":"Hello guys ! if I have a weight on steer axle 12720 which is 720 pound over as per the rule .\nis it exceptional or not ? \n","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true,"externalShare":false}

1245413

{"replyTo":"","text":"You guys worry too much ","replyToPid":0}

279311

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1071983 发表于 2021-06-13 14:15:26 Axle means nothing. They treat steer as a single axle nowadays. You can carry up to 20k on the steer IF you have tires rated for 20k. So look at the single tire weight rating on your steer tire sidewalls.

","text":"I’m sure the DOT might not look at the steer axle rating, but you’re telling me it’s wise to put 18,000 on a steer axle rated for 12,000? Most conventional semi trucks will have a steer axle rated for 12,000-13,000. Plus, these steer tires on conventional sleeper trucks certainly won’t be rated for 13,000.","replyToPid":428509}

753289

{"replyTo":"","text":"Sweet Jesus!! All these \"schools\" teaching something that hasn't been a law since 1998. And drivers that don't own a motor carriers atlas that have many pages of useful information.","replyToPid":0}

279311

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"You might get in trouble for that much weight. Some states will allow the weight rating of your tires, but that’s like 12,350 (for conventional sleeper trucks). Other states will allow more, but your equipment needs to tolerate the weight like your tires and the steer axle. "}

1255643

{"replyTo":"","text":"No go bro","replyToPid":0}

913261

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279311 发表于 2021-06-13 19:54:00 What tire size and brand do you have? You can’t possibly have a conventional sleeper truck. That’s gotta be a dump truck, a tow truck, or some kind of oversize load spec’d truck.

","text":"I run a regular sleeper with Michelin steer tires and it says on the tire 7000 pounds Per tire for a total of 14,000 but you’re right I do a lot of oversize and heavy loads so I pay extra for extreme durability But I run the regular size steer tire I don’t run the big heavy duty you see most oversize run","replyToPid":428550}

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1031233 发表于 2021-06-15 11:04:36 I am looking at my front tires right now... it says 7160 lbs max single, double that is 14320 lbs they are Michelin 275/80R22.5 these are probably small compared to some \"Big Trucks\"...\n 🙂🇺🇸👍

","text":"You’re right. I totally forgot about those H rated steer tires. A few mega fleets (like Crete) are using those H rated steer tires that actually need 110 PSI on them as opposed to the usual 100 PSI. On the sidewall of those tires, you’ll also see that the “cold PSI” is 120, while on the more common steer tires (G rated) it’s 110.","replyToPid":428691}

1031233

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279311 发表于 2021-06-13 19:54:00 What tire size and brand do you have? You can’t possibly have a conventional sleeper truck. That’s gotta be a dump truck, a tow truck, or some kind of oversize load spec’d truck.

","text":"I am looking at my front tires right now... it says 7160 lbs max single, double that is 14320 lbs they are Michelin 275/80R22.5 these are probably small compared to some \"Big Trucks\"...\n 🙂🇺🇸👍"}

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913261 发表于 2021-06-13 19:37:40 It depends what your tires are rated for mine are rated for 15,000 pounds and I run 12,900 on my stairs and I’ve been doing that for 2 years DOT is never said a word you have to look and make sure what the tires are rated to carry but most states allow you to go to 15,000-20,000

","text":"What tire size and brand do you have? You can’t possibly have a conventional sleeper truck. That’s gotta be a dump truck, a tow truck, or some kind of oversize load spec’d truck. ","replyToPid":428549}

913261

{"replyTo":"","text":"It depends what your tires are rated for mine are rated for 15,000 pounds and I run 12,900 on my stairs and I’ve been doing that for 2 years DOT is never said a word you have to look and make sure what the tires are rated to carry but most states allow you to go to 15,000-20,000","replyToPid":0}

1031233

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279311 发表于 2021-06-13 18:05:46 I’m sure the DOT might not look at the steer axle rating, but you’re telling me it’s wise to put 18,000 on a steer axle rated for 12,000? Most conventional semi trucks will have a steer axle rated for 12,000-13,000. Plus, these steer tires on conventional sleeper trucks certainly won’t be rated for 13,000.

","text":"I don't think snowman was saying to run 18k on your front axle, (especially if it's not rated for that) he said they treat it like a single axle meaning you \"could\" have up to 20k on it providing everything else is able to handle it...\nplus if you had 18k on your front axle, you \"might\" (ha ha, wink wink) be a little heavy on your drives...\n\nplus when the original question was asked they never said what state they were talking about, some states allow a little more than others, so it probably depends where you are running...\n 👍 🇺🇸 🙂"}