Bringing the m35a2 home

[lucasbrackins]

I bought a m35a2 in Lexington KY zip code 40013 and need to bring it to Knoxville Tennessee 37862. 216MI. one way
I have a 98 Chevy (10,000 GVWR) 4door long bed dually with the big block gas motor and a gooseneck trailer with a GVWR of 14,000lbs.
Would I be ok with this setup or will DOT throw the book at me with fines?
I definitely WILL NOT be stopping at weight stations.

 

[ATPTac]

You're best bet is to actually go to the DOT's website and check the rules and regulations. You're going more than likely get a LOT of people's experiences in different states than where you're traveling, which is irrelevant to you the states laws you're going to be traveling through. As far as the capability of your truck towing the Deuce, I don't have much experience with towing but I'd probably avoid towing a Deuce with a gas dually... then again I'm not an experienced tower.

 

[Flyingvan911]

What is the combine gross weight rating of the dually? It's better to ask the DOT about the rules than to find out when/if you got pulled over.

 

[wreckerman893]

I have a Dodge dualy with a 28 foot lowboy and have pulled many deuces (including an M109) and never had issues. If I remember it is not too hard to bypass the scales on I-75.

 

[mbehne]

Legally, probably not. Possible, probably. Smart...I can't answer that, I'm sure I have done things I shouldn't have and probably wouldn't have listened either.

Reread your post...KY has some funny laws when it comes to the DOT...be careful.

 

[lucasbrackins]

Where could i find gross combined weight rating?

 

[hndrsonj]

Well if your trailer alone has 14K GVWR, a winch deuce is just over that by itself not including the weight of the trailer.....

 

[lucasbrackins]

No winch and no bed on deuce

 

[hndrsonj]

So that probably brings it just under 11K.

 

[lucasbrackins]

I found a professional that said he would do it for $400-$500

 

[M925]

Combined weight is the rating of the trailer plus the rating of the truck. Should be on the plates inside the door and on the trailer.

That is a good price.

 

[lucasbrackins]

So 10,000 truck gvwr
Pus 14,000 trailer gvwr

So 24k

 

[dmetalmiki]

By the time you have taken the fuel travel costs and the stress factor into considaration. the of worry free very reasnable delivery charge seems the best way to go.

 

[XchaosX]

That is more than a reasonable price. I'm looking at 500-600 to bring my deuce 110 miles home

 

[lucasbrackins]

yes but I enjoy trips and definatley dont get stressed about towing... it will cost me around $300 in fuel but also have to take into consideration if I were to have problems blow out etc.

 

[lucasbrackins]

The THP (Tennessee Highway Patrol) said i would be fine as far as weight goes.