My truck did not like that

zrtmatos said:

I can get 25 bags in my Mazda5.

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You'll give it a hernia.

It doesn't matter if it is illegal, you won't get busted anyway. Cops have more important things to do than to look for vehicles that are overloaded a few hundred pounds.

I drive my pickup truck over loaded, a lot, I have also been known to drive over the speed limit, I haven't had a traffic ticket or an accident for longer than I can remember.

I'm not worried.

Dave

Come crash into me with an overloaded vehicle. You can pay my kids' way through college.

That was uncalled for. I bet you never have any fun!

Dave

I've hauled 5-10 bags in my jetta s/w at a time just to try different brands. But I paid $85 to have 4 tons delivered to my house and though it was a great deal. They showed up on time, had a truck with a lift gate and a pallet jack, I never touched them. It took about 15 minutes for them to unload and roll them into the garage exactly where I wanted them. I spent about 20 minutes breaking down one skid and stacking them on top of the other three.

I can have fun without being stupid.

We win.

2 tons pellets, the stove, all venting, hearth pad and cleaning tools in our f250 power stroke diesel. She was squatting but we made it

We bought from a private party so wanted to take everything at once so he didnt change his mind. Still had to go back the next day for another 14 bags of pellets

TimfromMA said:

I can have fun without being stupid.

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I don't think so...

KD0AXS said:

This would be true whether you were hauling anything or not. If you get in an accident and someone is hurt, their lawyers are coming after you no matter what, even if you did absolutely nothing wrong.

My work is going through this right now actually. Someone ran a red light and hit one of our drivers, and now they're suing my work even though the accident was their fault.

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exactly so don't give them any ammunition Also just because they hire an attorney doesn't mean they collect... that's why you have insurance. their lawyers defend you because they have to pay....up to the limits of your policy. NOW if you're grossly negligent more then likely they will spend little to defend you as it will waste even more $$$

iron stove said:

Anybody have a problem with this ????? Towing capacity 10,000 pounds. But, when you put 10-15% on the truck hitch, and add passengers, groceries, your overweight for the truck. Towing is a double edge sword.

I see it near my vacation spot all the time. And I heard they are starting to catch on to this.

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I don't have a problem with it...just remember" its all fun and games ...till someone gets an eye poked out"

Truck drivers have a legal obligation, just like all other drivers, to operate their vehicles in a manner that prevents foreseeable harm. If a truck driver overloads his truck, it is foreseeable that he could lose control of the vehicle and cause an accident. In such an instance, the truck driver’s actions could be deemed negligent.

If someone you know has been killed in an overweight or overloaded truck accident, you may have a valid wrongful death claim and may be entitled to compensation.

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http://www.cobbinjuryattorney.com/overweight-overloaded-trucks.html

maybe this is ambulance chasing but, it sounds legit to me...


By knowingly over-loading a vehicle, if something happens, you can be in some serious legal trouble. If you get sued for a million, lose, and your insurance will only cover up to 100k per person for bodily injury, guess where that other 900k comes from? garnished wages for the rest of your life. Not to mention the time and lost wages and your own legal fees to defend yourself.

All because you were too lazy to take 2 trips?

A lot of gloom and doom over something that is very unlikely to happen, you have a better chance of winning the lottery than to have an accident ending in a law suit, while driving with a load that is a few hundred pounds overweight.

Dave

DneprDave said:

A lot of gloom and doom over something that is very unlikely to happen, you have a better chance of winning the lottery than to have an accident ending in a law suit, while driving with a load that is a few hundred pounds overweight.

Dave

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Again, probability is low, consequences are unacceptable. Both have to be considered.

DneprDave said:

A lot of gloom and doom over something that is very unlikely to happen, you have a better chance of winning the lottery than to have an accident ending in a law suit, while driving with a load that is a few hundred pounds overweight.

Dave

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You can't win if you don't play.... same rule applies for diriving over-loaded. Can't lose if you don't play

A lot of "Glass half empty" types here. Also not many math majors!

I'm an engineer. The glass is neither half full nor half empty, The glass (your overloaded truck ) is the wrong size

KD0AXS said:

I read through all of that, and I don't see anything that says you can't exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating. I do however see this:



I used to be one of the people insisting it was illegal to exceed your GVWR, until someone challenged me to show them the law saying it was illegal. I tried, but I failed that challenge.

Obviously the laws are different in every state, but I have yet to actually see such a law.

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And I can register my pickup for whatever I want, 20$ per ton. There isn't a law against exceeding the GVWR but a jury could be convinced that you caused the wreck by exceeding the GVWR. It's the civil suit you need to worry about.

briansol said:

I'm an engineer. The glass is neither half full nor half empty, ......

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The glass is over designed.

Harvey Schneider said:

The glass is over designed.

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and over budget.

Here ya go .... http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdBHSTE.nsf/infoCPHeightAndWeight?OpenForm

Enigma869 said:

No Boy Scout here. For me, it's really not any more complicated than I'd rather hold onto the assets I've worked so hard to acquire. I know that if I get into an accident with a truck I opted to overload, the person I hit is going to own my house (and probably a whole lot more than that)! I actually like my house, and would prefer to keep my family living it. It's just not a liability that I would ever take on, which probably explains why Home Depot and Lowes simply refuse to load more than half a ton of pellets onto a half a ton truck.

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Where in Massachusetts are you? Or are you driving a mini truck like a Ranger or Dakota? I've been getting pellets from Lowes and HD for years and years always a ton at a time always a Ram 1500. This has happened at multiple Lowes, HDs, and Tractor Supply in Mass and Southern NH. Never got a question. Ever. Hell, the local guy used to put the 1.3 ton Okie pallets in my truck. My truck does have helper coil overs in the back so it sits higher than stock, maybe they all just 'think' it's a heavier duty truck.

Oh and you are far more likely to get injured by some dbag that is texting and driving than some guy with a few hundred extra lbs in his truck that is paying attention and keeping a safe distance from the vehicles in front of him.

Even if you do not cause the accident, you could end up sharing blame if they discover your truck is over weight.

KD0AXS said:

I read through all of that, and I don't see anything that says you can't exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating. I do however see this:



I used to be one of the people insisting it was illegal to exceed your GVWR, until someone challenged me to show them the law saying it was illegal. I tried, but I failed that challenge.

Obviously the laws are different in every state, but I have yet to actually see such a law.

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I took my truck to a DOT officers home to get the low down.how they do it is they weigh the truck going by manufacterers weight limits doing the same with the trailer neither vehicle can be over manufacterers weight rating or you are subject to a fine including,tires ,hitch, reciever ,axel etc.of you exceed any weight rating on either vehicle you can and most likely will be fined and I hope this wasn't due to an accident cause it will most likely be ruled your fault for exceeding your weight limits.

DneprDave said:

A lot of "Glass half empty" types here. Also not many math majors!

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I don't agree.. In life its prudent to prepare for the worst case... The fact of the matter is if you're involved in an accident and it is determined your vehicle is over weight it will be your fault. I drive a truck for a living....if I fail a post accident drug screen....if I have exceeded hours of service rules ANY accident will be blamed on me...lawyers will own me....a fact of life

SXIPro said:

Where in Massachusetts are you? Or are you driving a mini truck like a Ranger or Dakota? I've been getting pellets from Lowes and HD for years and years always a ton at a time always a Ram 1500. This has happened at multiple Lowes, HDs, and Tractor Supply in Mass and Southern NH. Never got a question. Ever. Hell, the local guy used to put the 1.3 ton Okie pallets in my truck. My truck does have helper coil overs in the back so it sits higher than stock, maybe they all just 'think' it's a heavier duty truck.

Oh and you are far more likely to get injured by some dbag that is texting and driving than some guy with a few hundred extra lbs in his truck that is paying attention and keeping a safe distance from the vehicles in front of him.

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I actually live in Salem, NH now...just over the border. Neither the Lowes nor the HD in Salem will put more than a half ton into a half ton (I drive a half ton Sierra Denali pickup truck). I live a mile from the stores, but it's still not a liability that I'm willing to take on. I certainly understand that it's not likely to happen. That said, if the unthinkable happened, I'm not willing to lose everything I own, just because I was too lazy to take a second trip. Not to mention, I personally know people who blew out their rear suspension by attempting to overload their trucks. Again, for me, it's just not worth it. Driving the whole two mile round trip a second time probably isn't going to ruin my day.