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[redneckaggie]

the truck does not have to be registered farm, but the trailer does. the trailer has to be registered for the wieght its carrying plus its empty weight. And the truck has to be registered for its weightAnd earlier when i said "no" weight limit, I meant no weight limit to worry about with that truck, the non commercial agricultural use wieght limit is 60,000 lbs gcvw. I challenge you to find a way to put 52,000 lbs(assuming 6000lbs for the truck and 2000 for the trailer) on the back of an idi without messin somethin up.

 

[ameristar1]

The vehicle should have a "Not For Hire" sign on the side.

 

[RLDSL]

As long as you are in state, farm use plates are a great thing. They exempt you from a LOT of regulations. I don't know if they help any crossing state lines though. HAve to dig a bit further.

 

[jcarr]

Check out www.fmcsa.dot.gov for a link to Title 49 of The Code of Federal Regulations. This will apply to ALL vehicles exceding, I believe, 10k#. I don't remember for sure. 49 CFR is what regulates all 50 states in their vehicle ratings, licensing, permiting and enforcement of such. Most truckstops sell a small green book that contains all of the sections of 49 CFR that pretain to vehicle weights.

 

[icanfixall]

These trucks can handle more weight than most believe but... Try stopping the truck is the real problem. Most of these trucks rear brakes don't self adjust much. I have always had to use a brake spoon when mine get low and the peddle only works close to the floor... Not fun... Then I installed the hydroboost brakes. Now I have 2200 lbs of brake pressure available in the system instead of 1000 to 1100 lbs. I still manually adjust the rears when the park brake sets more than half way down. Now if you had these crappy vacuum brakes and the rears were out of adjustment and tried to stop 26,000 lbs with only the two front rotors.... You would get the Darrwin award for sure.... Its the brakeing limitations that caps the weight we can haul more than the springs and tires.....

 

[gatorman21218]

I still manually adjust the rears when the park brake sets more than half way down.

How do you do this? mine goes all the way to the floor

 

[junior20762003]

These trucks can handle more weight than most believe but... Try stopping the truck is the real problem. Most of these trucks rear brakes don't self adjust much. I have always had to use a brake spoon when mine get low and the peddle only works close to the floor... Not fun... Then I installed the hydroboost brakes. Now I have 2200 lbs of brake pressure available in the system instead of 1000 to 1100 lbs. I still manually adjust the rears when the park brake sets more than half way down. Now if you had these crappy vacuum brakes and the rears were out of adjustment and tried to stop 26,000 lbs with only the two front rotors.... You would get the Darrwin award for sure.... Its the brakeing limitations that caps the weight we can haul more than the springs and tires.....

what would it cost to hydroboost my brake system

plus this gooseneck im going to buy has brakes on all three axles but im still gonna look into this hydroboost

 

[LCAM-01XA]

How do you do this? mine goes all the way to the floor

You gotta take a brake tool (or a screwdriver) though a lost at the bottom of each backing plate and turn the ratchet wheel till the brakes tighten up. It's a bit annoying really, I'd suggest you pull your drums first and take a look at the brake mechanism so you know what you're dealing with and which way to turn the adjuster wheels. While drums are out you can use a die-grinder to knock off the rust that's accumulated on their edges where the pads don't scrub, and you can pre-tighten the adjuster wheels with the drums off.

what would it cost to hydroboost my brake system

plus this gooseneck im going to buy has brakes on all three axles but im still gonna look into this hydroboost

You need F-Superduty parts - booster for sure, master cylinder is your call, pedal assembly is your call again but may be needed, then you can get the pressure hoses and pump tank new for pretty cheap. I spent $50 or so on just hoses, but I had the hydroboost already from my old Chevy truck (requires fabrication, the F-Superduty unit is a direct bolt-in), my Ford pump already had the proper reservoir, and I reused the master.

 

[gatorman21218]

great thanks... just another item on the ol to do list

 

[junior20762003]

You gotta take a brake tool (or a screwdriver) though a lost at the bottom of each backing plate and turn the ratchet wheel till the brakes tighten up. It's a bit annoying really, I'd suggest you pull your drums first and take a look at the brake mechanism so you know what you're dealing with and which way to turn the adjuster wheels. While drums are out you can use a die-grinder to knock off the rust that's accumulated on their edges where the pads don't scrub, and you can pre-tighten the adjuster wheels with the drums off.


You need F-Superduty parts - booster for sure, master cylinder is your call, pedal assembly is your call again but may be needed, then you can get the pressure hoses and pump tank new for pretty cheap. I spent $50 or so on just hoses, but I had the hydroboost already from my old Chevy truck (requires fabrication, the F-Superduty unit is a direct bolt-in), my Ford pump already had the proper reservoir, and I reused the master.

is there a certain year model ?????