24' Two Axle Vehicle Weight Question

Take the truck to scale with full fuel tanks get gross weight subtract that from 26000 . Door frame should have axle limits for front and rear

 

what's the distance from the center of the front steer to center of rear drive tire. then we can give you a bridge law weight. you may or may not be able to actually haul that weight, though.

drive train limit. tire limit. probably a few others that can dictate what you can actually gross out at.

 

All good points ^^ ..... what type of tires are on there ? What are their specs ? Besides what the door decal says for the axels (with a particular type of tire .... ) what does the PERMIT and/or registration say ?

 

Not much, we got some 33600 26' single drive axel and they can only scale around 7 tons

 

As was previously noted, it's best to get it scaled so you have a sense of the tare weight on each axle. The plaque in the cab (drivers door) will probably tell the axle capacities. Then you'll have a sense of available weight and how it should be distributed. Some 26K gvw trucks have a 8K axle and an 18k axle (or different if it's a cabover) but that basically adds up to 26K and so you have to hypothetically balance the load perfectly to legally scale 26K. Some are built with heavier axles and are still rated for 26K so you might have a truck with a 10K front and a 18K rear which gives you a little wiggle room for how you load the truck if you're going to be at 26K. Most states also have a "grace period" kind of thing where if you're within 500lbs on an axle you're good.

Some penske rentals tare at 17K so you have a 9K payload some at 19K so you have a 7K payload. It depends on the chassis, box construction and if it's got a lift gate. FRP boxes are heavier, aluminum sheet boxes with slats and rails are lighter. Liftgates are heavier than ramps, etc. Even engine weight can play in, an international with a vt365 will be a couple hundred lbs heavier than a dt466 but will pull like crap.

It's best to get it weighed at a scale that gives axle weights. Scrap yards and dumps have scales but only give gross weights not axle weights but are usually easier to find locally.

Also, cops are much less likely to mess with you if you're close if it's an under CDL truck. Also, I suspect sound equipment is not dense enough to overload a 24' 26K truck unless it's all crates of cables and bags of sand.