I guess they did. Thanks for pointing that out. I'm still amazed that such a tough guy/tree guy/ bearded biker type as yourself has never been arrested for anything!!?? Lol. I'm thinking all beard and type and no bite, but I could be wrong. LOL.
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I guess they did. Thanks for pointing that out. I'm still amazed that such a tough guy/tree guy/ bearded biker type as yourself has never been arrested for anything!!?? Lol. I'm thinking all beard and type and no bite, but I could be wrong. LOL.
Not so sure.
I had a truck that was a 10 wheel Mack, shortened the frame and it became a six wheel dump. GVW for the original vin# was 56K, 12 fronts and 44 rears. New rear axle was only 22.5K so total in reality was 34.5K. Thats how I registered it, 34K, and thats what I was cited as when I was stopped for being oveloaded by a couple tons. By the way your thinking, I wouldn't ever be overloaded if they went by the vin# GVW.
My understanding of all this is
class B if your 26001 lbs or over GVW truck without a trailer.
class A if your combination of truck and trailer combined GVWs is over 26001 lbs.
My 350 pickup, 10.6K GVW can drag a 12 K GVW bobcat trailer without either license. (in MA at least)
Skipped the last three pages of this thread due to the inane banter regarding CDL and towing. Heat wave is heading our way. Going to be in the 30s.
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We could talk about welding again
The cdl physical on file with the state by the deadline is not a joke. Last year I had my physical and card intime but didn't have it sent to the state. A cop ran my plates while stopped in traffic said I had revoked license. Pulled me over cited me for driving with out a license not even driving with a suspended license. Threatened to tow my truck. Took about half a day between DMV and court house to get cleared up.
And lets not forget the hoisting license (hydraulics license). New regs in MA including mini skidsteers.
I got a notice from those idiots yesterday. I supposedly don't have a medical, so they sent me an ugly note.
My medical is less than a year old.
Just some other bureaucratic crap I have to lose time fixing.
Good point.
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Your kidding right
Nope. New regs require a license to operate a compact loader with a GVW under 10K. License 2D. That now includes a license for everyone running a Bobcat of similar machine. And we also will be required to take CEUs for each class of license we have. 2 hours per specific license, 4 hours of you have the A license in any catagory.
It's all about the revenue
It's all about the revenue
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Holy chit that's lame
2treeornot2tree
Dont cry, just do it
What's this country coming to that you need a license to operate a bobcat?
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Score 1 for the good guys. Yesterday, me and the boy where running back home after dropping off some firewood. We drive by this gagglephuck tree removal. I look and it is the douche bag in that video from around here, then one where he drops the tree in the neighbors yard and tears everything up. Well it looks like he got busted. I think, but not sure, his bucket truck broke, with the boom up, next to HV. He is out with the HO and it looks like the HO is pissed. Then the cops come rolling up. The tree guy,as soon as he sees the cop pull up, jumps in his chevy truck and bails. Leaves everything there and gets the hell outa there! Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure. And the vid to refresh your memories.
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Poor guy.. maybe he blew a hyd. line..
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I got a notice from those idiots yesterday. I supposedly don't have a medical, so they sent me an ugly note.
My medical is less than a year old.
If your medical card is current all you have to do is file it with the state. Technically, as of today you have downgraded to a class C.
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I know. But when you look at the way some guys operate bobcats or any type of loader you can't help but wonder could anything be done to stop them.
2treeornot2tree
Dont cry, just do it
I had to supply my medical card to the state last year or loss my Cdl license
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Me too. Well, like I said, anybody that does not have a medical card on file with their state does not have a CDL as of today unless they are excepted and if you are actively operating a commercial vehicle there are VERY few exceptions. Furthermore, they don't have to reinstate your license and you have to take all the test all over again the whole nine yards. Texas has been saying for the last year and a half they don't intend to reinstate past the deadline. Whether they will or not is to be seen.
Easiest answer to all that CDL jive is to just get one. You don't have to take the test in a 53' for an A anyways. Bring your chip truck and a 10,001 trailer and rock it out. The motor carrier cops around here mostly aim for large dump trucks, log trucks and trucks that just look like crap. Weight tickets are their bread and butter since they bring in the most money. They don't bother tree guys much, so if you keep your log loads looking secure and the trucks nice, you probably wouldn't have much problems.
I'd just play stupid if you do get pulled over and they might take it easy on you. I was pulled over twice this year in a dump truck overloaded. Seat belt ticket for one of them and a missing mudflap for the other. Was 5 ton over the one time and 3 the other time. I lucked out.
I'd just play stupid if you do get pulled over and they might take it easy on you. I was pulled over twice this year in a dump truck overloaded. Seat belt ticket for one of them and a missing mudflap for the other. Was 5 ton over the one time and 3 the other time. I lucked out.
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