whadja do today?

[dbl612]

Well if you open up the cdl operators manual it had a table that helps you figure out if you need a cdl. It says if your trailer weighs more then 10,001 lbs, you need a class a cdl. It doesn't mention anything about which vehicle you are towing it with.

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it doesn't matter what you tow it with according to our state dot officers. over 10k requires a class a cdl. seater there their right or not they write the tickets! if you argue the inspection gets more thorough.

 

[ducaticorse]

**** these coons in the end.

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[capetrees]

it doesn't matter what you tow it with according to our state dot officers. over 10k requires a class a cdl. seater there their right or not they write the tickets! if you argue the inspection gets more thorough.

A class A for a trailer GVWR over 10K regardless of the truck towing?? Not true. Combination over 26K requires a class A. Most bobcat trailers are 12K and can be hauled with an F150. That combo legally doesn't require a class A. Your state may have upped the rules but the nationwide CDL regs don't define a class A requirement if the tailer alone is over 10K

 

[treevet]

you are gonna haul a 12k trailer with a little half ton pickup?

 

[treevet]

$1375 a month with nothing down.

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having good credit and a good finance co. no doubt is a good thing but be warned they will definitely let you hang yourself if you choose to do so. they are not financial advisors and their bottom line is THEIR profit and they are gonna be secure with collateral or co signers. a start up company could never afford that payment and pay all their other obligations.

 

[ducaticorse]

you are gonna haul a 12k trailer with a little half ton pickup?

My sentiments exactly but the law is the law.

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[chief116]

Theres a reason the pickup truck commercials make best in class towing claims, trailer manufacturers rate the gvw at 9990, and truck companies manufacture trucks with a 26000 gvw. To skirt the CDL requirements and appeal to as broad a spectrum as possible.

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[mckeetree]

you are gonna haul a 12k trailer with a little half ton pickup?

Believe it or not I know of a guy around here that pulls a 14K GVWR trailer with a half ton pickup. He is, however, kind of a moron.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Believe it or not I know of a guy around here that pulls a 14K GVWR trailer with a half ton pickup. He is, however, kind of a moron.

If the brakes on the trailer work then what is the big deal?

 

[mckeetree]

If the brakes on the trailer work then what is the big deal?

I knew that was coming. Knew it.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

I knew that was coming. Knew it.

Well some of these 1/2 tons claim to be able to tow that much.

What do I know anyway?

I probably wouldn't have started my own business if I couldn't stay on back roads with small trucks and equipment.

I am getting my pick-up ready to haul the trailer for my tractor, its a dual axle jobby with electric brakes. I guess I have to get a brake controller though I would have thought that a 3/4 ton truck advertised with a " tow package" would already have one.

Not to sound stupid but I am when it comes to big trucks and such: I suppose there is not a brake controller built into my truck that I can't see? These controllers are supposed to be readily adjustable?

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Used to be pretty much everybody stuck to under CDL trucks. I can see why. I don't want to deal with them.

 

[ducaticorse]

Well some of these 1/2 tons claim to be able to tow that much.

What do I know anyway?

I probably wouldn't have started my own business if I couldn't stay on back roads with small trucks and equipment.

I am getting my pick-up ready to haul the trailer for my tractor, its a dual axle jobby with electric brakes. I guess I have to get a brake controller though I would have thought that a 3/4 ton truck advertised with a " tow package" would already have one.

Not to sound stupid but I am when it comes to big trucks and such: I suppose there is not a brake controller built into my truck that I can't see? These controllers are supposed to be readily adjustable?

Sometimes there are. You'll know it. It should have a know or slide dial to control brake power on the trailer.

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[no tree to big]

Well some of these 1/2 tons claim to be able to tow that much.

What do I know anyway?

I probably wouldn't have started my own business if I couldn't stay on back roads with small trucks and equipment.

I am getting my pick-up ready to haul the trailer for my tractor, its a dual axle jobby with electric brakes. I guess I have to get a brake controller though I would have thought that a 3/4 ton truck advertised with a " tow package" would already have one.

Not to sound stupid but I am when it comes to big trucks and such: I suppose there is not a brake controller built into my truck that I can't see? These controllers are supposed to be readily adjustable?

We have a few pickups I don't think I've ever seen a controller in the new ones Im fairly certain I have trailer brakes when towing though

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[capetrees]

Unless you have hydraulic surge brakes built into the trailer, you don't have trailer brakes unless you have a unit in the cab. The wiring is there in most new trucks but the controler needs to be installed.

 

[capetrees]

you are gonna haul a 12k trailer with a little half ton pickup?

Ok then, I have a one tone rated for 10,600 lb GVWR. I still don't need to have a class A to haul the 12K trailer. Not in MA anyway.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Sometimes there are. You'll know it. It should have a know or slide dial to control brake power on the trailer.

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Yeah, I know, the thingy with the knob. I don't have one in the pick-up that I can see so I guess there is none. I am not sure how the thing is wired. There might be a wire to the rear harness connector, maybe it does get energized, maybe its just there waiting to be hooked up.

Some people I have seen with heavy trailers do adjust the controller throughout the day.

My 4500 pound chipper does not have brakes. There is a controller in the dump truck, never used it. Even with a full load and the chipper the f350 seems to stop OK.

Pulling the Dingo (around 3k with trailer and implements) with a F150 wasn't bad either though if there was leaves on a hilly road and a stop sign in front you would want to be careful.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Unless you have hydraulic surge brakes built into the trailer, you don't have trailer brakes unless you have a unit in the cab. The wiring is there in most new trucks but the controler needs to be installed.

The hydro surge brake is for if/when the trailer gets unhooked only?

I am supposing an electric brake controller controls the amount of ground the circuit can have? Or does it control the current itself?

 

[ducaticorse]

The hydro surge brake is for if/when the trailer gets unhooked only?

I am supposing an electric brake controller controls the amount of ground the circuit can have? Or does it control the current itself?

Hydro surge is for the trailer brakes while hooked up to truck . It works off momentum. The harder the trailer pushes up to the hitch the more pressure applied to the trailer brakes.

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[DR. P. Proteus]

Ok then, I have a one tone rated for 10,600 lb GVWR. I still don't need to have a class A to haul the 12K trailer. Not in MA anyway.

Yeah, I thought I heard an F150 can tow and is rated for 10k. YEEFNHAA!