This truck is really cool.

[STLfirewood]

I could realy use this truck. To bad I have o many other things going on. I would hate to know what he wants for it. It looks cool to me.

http://springfield.craigslist.org/grd/1945836965.html


Scott

 

[wvlogger]

now if it was 6 wheel drive then it would be unstopable sweet looking rig

 

[woodman6666]

Not trying to burst anyones bubble or anything but being that its only a 450 and with the knuckleboom on the back it would be overweight with one log put on the truck maybe allright with poplar or something but ouch

 

[wvlogger]

Not trying to burst anyones bubble or anything but being that its only a 450 and with the knuckleboom on the back it would be overweight with one log put on the truck maybe allright with poplar or something but ouch

I do not think so i bet this rig would haul some logs. I would say if it has been worked on that far they have beefed the suspension WAY up. Atleast i would.

 

[Rudedog]

Wow! That is cool. My wife would crush my nuts if I came home with that. What is the asking price.

 

[Blakesmaster]

I do not think so i bet this rig would haul some logs. I would say if it has been worked on that far they have beefed the suspension WAY up. Atleast i would.

I'm sure the suspension is "beefed up", especially considering those ain't the factory axles on it's ass. I'd be sweating bullets at ANY checkpoint though. Is it even possible to register a truck over it's factory weight limit? Cause you'd need to with that rig if you wanted to work it.

 

[wvlogger]

I'm sure the suspension is "beefed up", especially considering those ain't the factory axles on it's ass. I'd be sweating bullets at ANY checkpoint though. Is it even possible to register a truck over it's factory weight limit? Cause you'd need to with that rig if you wanted to work it.

Even if that would be the case it would still be a badass truck to run from the top of the hill to the bottom that would save some log truck driving

 

[Blakesmaster]

Even if that would be the case it would still be a badass truck to run from the top of the hill to the bottom that would save some log truck driving

Perhaps. I would still be VERY concerned about that light duty frame even attempting to handle all that weight, especially in a off road setting.

 

[wvlogger]

Perhaps. I would still be VERY concerned about that light duty frame even attempting to handle all that weight, especially in a off road setting.

Ah hell thats what a welders for lol but seriuosley i think it would do okay now but that platfrom on a M813 5 ton truck and you got one bad logging rig

 

[STLfirewood]

GVWR means nothing. It is a suggestion. Let's say that truck has load range E tires that are rated at 3400lbs. You could legally haul 34,000 with that truck. It has 10 tires. DOT could nail you for tires before anything else on that truck. That is saying you had the license to haul 34k.

Scott

 

[Steve NW WI]

GVWR means nothing. It is a suggestion. Let's say that truck has load range E tires that are rated at 3400lbs. You could legally haul 34,000 with that truck. It has 10 tires. DOT could nail you for tires before anything else on that truck. That is saying you had the license to haul 34k.

Scott

Not true Scott. DOT can and will bust ya for overweight based on the lowest of gvw, tire ratings, or registered weight.

Could probably get a custom built title for the truck to sidestep the gvw, but it'd be a hassle.

 

[CountryBoy19]

GVWR means nothing. It is a suggestion. Let's say that truck has load range E tires that are rated at 3400lbs. You could legally haul 34,000 with that truck. It has 10 tires. DOT could nail you for tires before anything else on that truck. That is saying you had the license to haul 34k.

Scott

I agree... every farmer out there goes WAY over the GVWR of their farm truck and it doesn't hurt anything. The factor of safety on the payload capacity is at least 5, so you can easily haul 5 times the payload capacity until things may break. I don't know the actual FOS because I'm not an engineer for any auto-makers; but I am an engineer.

 

[HD-tech-NH]

aslong as its off the bump stops is my rule! def a cool rig thanks for sharing.

 

[Fronty Owner]

It honestly will depend on the DOT guy that pulls you over.
A buddy has a dodge 2500 chassis cab rigged out for way more weight than the truck was designed for. Dana 80, air bags, overload springs, chip for appropriate power out of the Cummins.
most of the times he has been caught by the DOT, he has been empty. They usually assume he is a farmer, look over his truck for a road side inspection and let him go on his way. a few times they want to discuss what he has been hauling and why the truck is setup the way it is.
Caught loaded, without commercial or farm tags, your probably gonna be grilled on why you think you need so much wood if your not commercial or farm. You will prolly be fine for a while, the second or third time, you will have some esplaining to do to a judge.

 

[STLfirewood]

Not true Scott. DOT can and will bust ya for overweight based on the lowest of gvw, tire ratings, or registered weight.

Could probably get a custom built title for the truck to sidestep the gvw, but it'd be a hassle.

Steve I disagree. Only because I stopped at a weight station and asked the questions. I was told by an officer that GVWR is a suggestion that they can't legally hold you to. As long as you stay below 26000k. If you go above 26k you need a cdl. If you are driving a truck with a plate above 26k you have to have a cdl. If your truck has a license above 26k and is towing a trailer with a gwr above 10k you have to have a class A cdl. He actually told me I could license my f-550 for 80k pounds and pull it down the highway like that as long as I had a class A and I didn't go over my axle weight limits,tire limits,and hitch limits.

Scott

 

[woodman6666]

Steve I disagree. Only because I stopped at a weight station and asked the questions. I was told by an officer that GVWR is a suggestion that they can't legally hold you to. As long as you stay below 26000k. If you go above 26k you need a cdl. If you are driving a truck with a plate above 26k you have to have a cdl. If your truck has a license above 26k and is towing a trailer with a gwr above 10k you have to have a class A cdl. He actually told me I could license my f-550 for 80k pounds and pull it down the highway like that as long as I had a class A and I didn't go over my axle weight limits,tire limits,and hitch limits.

Scott

That is true you can license it for whatever you want but the first thing they will do is open the door and find the GVW stamped by the manufacturer of the truck and that is what you will be held to for weight and then you are over your axle limits and that is when you will get your fine

 

[STLfirewood]

That isn't what I was told by the DOT officer at the scale on a federal highway. He told me they can't enforce a manufacturer's suggestion. I guess I'll deal with it when I get pulled over.

Scott

 

[4seasons]

It depends on the officer

I have a class A CDL. My last driving job I drove a truck tagged for 80k however due to the trailer only having single tires I could not legally haul that much. One load I pulled across 3 states overweight on my trailer but got the green light at 4 scale houses. The officers were so used to rolling trucks through with 34k on the trailer tandems no one bothered to look at my single tires and notice I was 5k over. Also used to haul oxygen in a cabover box truck. That thing got inspected constantly due to hauling haz-mat. Only one time in 2 years did an officer look at my GVWR of 14.5k. Everyone else went by the 16k tag weight.

 

[AIM]

That is true you can license it for whatever you want but the first thing they will do is open the door and find the GVW stamped by the manufacturer of the truck and that is what you will be held to for weight and then you are over your axle limits and that is when you will get your fine

I'm going with stlfirewood on this.
I don't think the law cares what the sticker says. Your plate had better exceed what your hauling.
BTW. I've had 2 dump trucks in the past that the stickers were gone. I just plated them for more than I knew they would ever haul.

 

[DSS]

Perhaps. I would still be VERY concerned about that light duty frame even attempting to handle all that weight, especially in a off road setting.

I agree, we have several of those f450's where I work ,and they will carry four metric ton no problem, but that's a l o n g frame for that picker.