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Old 09-20-2016, 05:40 PM   #21
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Actually, NC does have a 12,000 lb rating.....if you are interested!
That got me thinking... I just went and double checked. What do ya know, I have 12,000 lb tags.
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That got me thinking... I just went and double checked. What do ya know, I have 12,000 lb tags.
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I have a Silverado 3500 and live in NC and have 8,000 pounds tags on, who checks, who knows


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I have a Silverado 3500 and live in NC and have 8,000 pounds tags on, who checks, who knows


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I prefer to pay the little extra (about $35.00) for the correct tag and piece of mind. The fine is a lot more plus the aggravation of correcting it if pulled over.

But, To each their own!
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I prefer to pay the little extra (about $35.00) for the correct tag and piece of mind. The fine is a lot more plus the aggravation of correcting it if pulled over.

But, To each their own!
Transferred my plates from an F150 with a 7700 rating to my F350. Two months later stopped at DMV to add a little ~~ cost $30. Now at 10K even though could go much more.
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Transferred my plates from an F150 with a 7700 rating to my F350. Two months later stopped at DMV to add a little ~~ cost $30. Now at 10K even though could go much more.
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Old 09-20-2016, 10:18 PM   #27
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In my state I'm tag for the GCW and mine is 12,000 (12M) so if I tow trailer and my combine rating is over 12,000 I can be fined. But in my state if you have a RV with plumbed stool you doesn't count against you GVW ratings or other wise it is exempt. Got to love goverment..
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We live in IL and it's our understanding that it goes by axle weight. When hooked up to a trailer, it's the weight of the combined tow vehicle's axles hitch/pin is included not the total weight of the trailer since it has has its own axles. So if your GAWR on the tv combined is over 8K lbs. then you have to move up to D plates or higher. That info is on he white sticker on the driver door or door frame. Some IL State Police cars have portable scales that the troopers can use to weigh trucks/RVs.


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An acquaintance didn't want to pay for a plate for his 1 ton farm truck so he put a $5 utility trailer tag on it. He mounted it under the bed, bent it in half, and smeared it with mud. In 5 years he was stopped in license checks three time and neither patrolman crawled underneath to check it.

The fine would only have been $25 so after the first year he was ahead.
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After researching IL.gov and SOS websites I'm happy with my D plate choice.

Truck is great, best truck I've ever owned and I've owned and drove a lot of trucks. 19.8 mpg on the tank right now, and that's not all interstate. It seems to get the same mileage at 75 as it does at 55.

I hope I don't find out the towing mileage until the end of November, because if I found it out sooner that would mean there was no work and I had to haul my trailer home. In December we're pulling it to florida.
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After researching IL.gov and SOS websites I'm happy with my D plate choice.

Truck is great, best truck I've ever owned and I've owned and drove a lot of trucks. 19.8 mpg on the tank right now, and that's not all interstate. It seems to get the same mileage at 75 as it does at 55.

I hope I don't find out the towing mileage until the end of November, because if I found it out sooner that would mean there was no work and I had to haul my trailer home. In December we're pulling it to florida.
Just keep in mind that at some point you will go through a regen that will knock that mileage down some. Not trying to rain on your parade, just want you to be aware. I know that with my 15 6.7PSD a regen runs for around 20-30 minutes and cuts mileage almost in half for that time- so it does have a noticeable effect on mileage. I've never tracked how many miles mine goes between a regen(does vary depending on load, I know) and it might be different on the DMax. I'm sure others can give more detailed info.
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When I moved to NC I was told that I had to register my TV at my GVWR so my tags were for 23,000 or 24,000 then I found out RV's trailers are exempt from your tag weight in NC I now have a 10,000 tag because I do tow a car trailer.
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Old 09-30-2016, 09:51 AM   #33
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We live in IL and it's our understanding that it goes by axle weight. When hooked up to a trailer, it's the weight of the combined tow vehicle's axles hitch/pin is included not the total weight of the trailer since it has has its own axles. So if your GAWR on the tv combined is over 8K lbs. then you have to move up to D plates or higher. That info is on he white sticker on the driver door or door frame. Some IL State Police cars have portable scales that the troopers can use to weigh trucks/RVs.


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For a tow vehicle only, it goes by the actual weight of the vehicle. If you have 8k lb plates and you weigh 9k lbs, you are overweight. GVWR plays no role. It is the actual weight. You can register a 15,000 lb GVWR vehicle with 8k lb plates. As long as that vehicle never actually weighs more than 8k lbs it is not overweight. Hard to do in my extreme example, but illustrates the point.

For TV and trailer, the combined weights AND the combined registration is used. If combined, the truck and trailer weighs 13k lbs and the combined registration allows for 15k lbs, you are not overweight... even if the truck weighs 9k lbs on 8k plates and the trailer weighs 4K lbs with 7k lbs or more of plates.
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