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ericlb 08-16-2012 16:34:03 12.189.32.37 Report to Moderator	as long as your hauling your own stuff, and the total weight is not over the trucks tow rating, this means the truck, everything in and on it, the trailer, and everything on it,and the trailer tounge weight on the truck does not exceed the trucks gvw rating, you should be ok unless motioned to pull in, be advised a light duty 250 can have a gvw rating as light as around 6800 lbs, in some years, the truck and empty trailer may exceed that, if you use that combo id scale the whole rig and its load at a scale, then compare the reading to the card on the cab door, before i got to any dot scales so i knew if it would pass or not if its over the rated capacity, better find a heavier rated tow vehicle, if your hauling somebody elses stuff on your trailer, some places, your a commercial trucker and you better stop, if they dont want you, they'll give you the green light [Reply]   [No Email]
showcrop 08-16-2012 17:43:09 75.67.231.80 Report to Moderator	Re: To weigh or not to weigh in reply to ericlb, 08-16-2012 16:34:03   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Never heard of "motioned to pull in" before. How do they do that? I always pull in if there is any way they could even THINK that they want me. They almost always wave me by. One time entering Nevada they wanted to ask about the Red Sox, and then wanted to know why I was wearing a Dartmouth sweat shirt. [Reply]  [No Email]
scotc 08-16-2012 20:01:20 75.235.178.93 Report to Moderator	Re: To weigh or not to weigh in reply to showcrop, 08-16-2012 17:43:09   I saw one Ohio state patrolman do it by walking out into the middle of 3 lanes on I-71, take his hat off, and wave it at a red Ford Ranger. [Reply]  [No Email]