Ok... I see now this is a ford site, but my question is not make specific.
Short background... bought a 30 ft boat ... supposed to weigh about 7250 to 8600... designed trailer around this and my CGVWR (whatever acronym it is, combined gross rating) of 21500 for the 01 Dodge 3500 4x4. I can not afford a different 1 ton... this one is low mileage mint and paid for.
Turns out the spec on boat is wrong... it weighs closer to 9600 lb... which made it scale out a 22700. Now with the pacbrake and manual and the fact the pull-behind trailer has three 7k axles for excess brake capacity and ability to handle being a triple stretched out to 7 feet (21" equalizers) on turns (lateral forces much higher on front an rear)(only 4500 lb springs set though) and the truck has a 14000 receiver hitch and components. Its also 4 wheel disk brakes. It can handle a slight increase over the 21500 and I am considering converting the trailer to a gooseneck. That will also add to the gross. I can also go to heavier capacity aftermarket ceramic pads too I understand (and better rotors maybe?).
The 22700 number is with the boat is totally stripped and it will be heavier in ready to sail mode so I will need to increase to 24000...maybe 25000 with the added weight of a goose-neck system. I am not interested in going CDL though. I am an ex-OTR operator with semi's back in the 80s before CDL... and not interested in their games.
So I need to increase its CGVR...
There are several posting on this and other diesel sites, but are a few years old so I am asking now in case its changed.
I understand I can change it with the registration... well some have...but I don't know about that for the state of Ohio (do you?). I am non-com private... non CDL'd, but have the 10001+ med cert.
But I'd rather have someone re-cert the truck and door sticker appropriately.
Anyone know what options are available for Ohio?
Thanks...
Dave
Short background... bought a 30 ft boat ... supposed to weigh about 7250 to 8600... designed trailer around this and my CGVWR (whatever acronym it is, combined gross rating) of 21500 for the 01 Dodge 3500 4x4. I can not afford a different 1 ton... this one is low mileage mint and paid for.
Turns out the spec on boat is wrong... it weighs closer to 9600 lb... which made it scale out a 22700. Now with the pacbrake and manual and the fact the pull-behind trailer has three 7k axles for excess brake capacity and ability to handle being a triple stretched out to 7 feet (21" equalizers) on turns (lateral forces much higher on front an rear)(only 4500 lb springs set though) and the truck has a 14000 receiver hitch and components. Its also 4 wheel disk brakes. It can handle a slight increase over the 21500 and I am considering converting the trailer to a gooseneck. That will also add to the gross. I can also go to heavier capacity aftermarket ceramic pads too I understand (and better rotors maybe?).
The 22700 number is with the boat is totally stripped and it will be heavier in ready to sail mode so I will need to increase to 24000...maybe 25000 with the added weight of a goose-neck system. I am not interested in going CDL though. I am an ex-OTR operator with semi's back in the 80s before CDL... and not interested in their games.
So I need to increase its CGVR...
There are several posting on this and other diesel sites, but are a few years old so I am asking now in case its changed.
I understand I can change it with the registration... well some have...but I don't know about that for the state of Ohio (do you?). I am non-com private... non CDL'd, but have the 10001+ med cert.
But I'd rather have someone re-cert the truck and door sticker appropriately.
Anyone know what options are available for Ohio?
Thanks...
Dave
