Check your Registration (A little long but important)
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Check your Registration (A little long but important)
Loaded a heavy one the other day and went down to the scale at the CO-OP and weighed in at 31,940 lbs. No big deal right.
Wrong.
Looked at my registration and it had my GVWR listed at 8,900 instead off the 11,500 lbs it is rated..So Im overweight by 840 lbs.
No biggie. Wrong again.
Went down to the License and Registraton office ant they told me they couldn't do it without the tiitle. Never heard of this before. so I called the dealer and he tell me this --
"We take the shipping weight 6,834 lbs +- and round it up to 6,900lbs and add 2,000 lbs (1 ton) and thats what we put on the tilte/registration."
I said
"Bull! What good is a 11,500 rated truck if you only register it at 8,900 lbs.
Well I get on the phone with eh DOT License and Weight and he cant believe what Im telling him. He calls the Registration offce and after 30 minutes convinces her that I can register the truck for what ever I want to.
needless to say, I got the weight issue resolved on my registration. You might want to check yours. My buddy bought his truck at Atascosa Dodge in Pleasanton, TX and his was registered the same way.
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Wrong.
Looked at my registration and it had my GVWR listed at 8,900 instead off the 11,500 lbs it is rated..So Im overweight by 840 lbs.
No biggie. Wrong again.
Went down to the License and Registraton office ant they told me they couldn't do it without the tiitle. Never heard of this before. so I called the dealer and he tell me this --
"We take the shipping weight 6,834 lbs +- and round it up to 6,900lbs and add 2,000 lbs (1 ton) and thats what we put on the tilte/registration."
I said
"Bull! What good is a 11,500 rated truck if you only register it at 8,900 lbs.
Well I get on the phone with eh DOT License and Weight and he cant believe what Im telling him. He calls the Registration offce and after 30 minutes convinces her that I can register the truck for what ever I want to.
needless to say, I got the weight issue resolved on my registration. You might want to check yours. My buddy bought his truck at Atascosa Dodge in Pleasanton, TX and his was registered the same way.
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From: Disputanta, Virginia
8,900 lbs.?? 
My 99 2500 is registered as
6,145 lbs. EW
6,500 lbs. GW
10,000 lbs. GVWR
Yet my owner's manual lists the GVWR as 8,800 lbs.
This weight stuff confuses me,,,,,,,,, glad I don't have to haul for a living!
My 99 2500 is registered as
6,145 lbs. EW
6,500 lbs. GW
10,000 lbs. GVWR
Yet my owner's manual lists the GVWR as 8,800 lbs.
This weight stuff confuses me,,,,,,,,, glad I don't have to haul for a living!
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From: New Holland, PA
Dennis, you're probably paying too much for your registration. Get that thing reclassified for whatever the door sticker says. I'm registered light (8,500 vs. the 10,100 GVW) because it's cheaper. It still gives me more legal capacity than I use since my truck is just a commuter vehicle/play toy.
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From: Eastern & Western Merryland
Hmmmph, I dunno, but I think if you're getting paid to work the truck vs. pulling for pleasure, its a whole new game.
My little ole 2500 has a GVWR on the registration as 7000. Shoot, its 500 lbs heavier than that right now sitting in the driveway. DC says GVWR is 9000.
Then again, my old CC F350 dooley was also registered as 7000.
My little ole 2500 has a GVWR on the registration as 7000. Shoot, its 500 lbs heavier than that right now sitting in the driveway. DC says GVWR is 9000.
Then again, my old CC F350 dooley was also registered as 7000.
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From: Disputanta, Virginia
Originally posted by wannadiesel
Dennis, you're probably paying too much for your registration. Get that thing reclassified for whatever the door sticker says. I'm registered light (8,500 vs. the 10,100 GVW) because it's cheaper. It still gives me more legal capacity than I use since my truck is just a commuter vehicle/play toy.
Dennis, you're probably paying too much for your registration. Get that thing reclassified for whatever the door sticker says. I'm registered light (8,500 vs. the 10,100 GVW) because it's cheaper. It still gives me more legal capacity than I use since my truck is just a commuter vehicle/play toy.
I think someone along the line from the time I bought the truck new (the dealer applied for the tags) and when I purchased the vanity plates RATTLIN (a couple of months after having the truck) made a typo,,,,,,,,,,,,, 
So far, no ill effects,,,,,,,,, so I guess I'll leave well enough alone. 
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From: Central PA
Here in NC, I need to have plates for the maximum weight I'll see... if I never towed or carried big loads, I could get 8000lb tags... But, I need to add in the weight of the truck, the trailer, and whatever's on the trailer, too! the tags aren't cheap.
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