In MD, a 14k dump trailer requires a class a cdl regardless of what you tow it with. Only RVs can be over 10k without being commercial.

 

Hahaha that's funny. I'd love another deisel, I have two, and a gasser, and the cost savings on the gas is awesome, and it is strictly to make money with

 

Here a 14k dump trailer only requires a CDL if the truck makes it go over 26k. BUT you can have a combo over 26k if the truck itself is under 26k and the trailer is under 10k. So a 20k gvwr truck is fine if the trailer is only 9999k gvw

I.E. My 11,200k truck plus 14k trailer equals 25,200. So I'm good. My 12.5k truck plus 14k trailer equals 26,500k, so I'm not good.

 

Sneak peak

 

Why can't they get rid of the radio antenna? Almost all new cars don't have them anymore. People still listen to radio?

 

Looks like you got a little mudding in and lost the wheel caps in the process! Sounds like a good time.

 

I really like local radio. Gives me traffic reports and the music I like!

 

I just got here and saw that in the parking lot on the way to check it! Someone lost a few items including the air dam.

 

Air dams are good to redirect air. I do not understand them on an FX4 truck, or any 4x4 which might, per chance, have an opportunity to wander off the road. It is bad enough to hear them scrape on the curb at the supermarket. Even worse is to realize you are plowing snow with a body part and then see it be the reason you are stuck in a mud hole....not sure they belong on a tough truck.

 

I vote for local radio. Local news, weather, talk shows, some very good music from locally produced radio...yup

 

How about an antenna built into the glass then. I agree, I hate that antenna, but I like local radio too. Especially since XM doesn't work in Alaska.

 

I use my antenna like a shrimp does. When I enter a parking garage, I can tell if I'll fit by how much my antenna hits the bar. It sure makes a scene as it hits every beam sometimes.

 

I was working out the axle loading and GVWR margin for the F350 SRW and F450 options and think I may have solved the "why only 11,500# GVWR" mystery.

As near as I can tell, even the F450 weighs in the neighborhood of 9000# (subtract the max trailer rating from the GCVWR), even with the new aluminum body. The F350 SRW weighs around 1000# less.
If I'm correct about this, suppose they increased the F350 SRW GVWR to 12,500 to beat the Ram's 12,300# rating. With the 14,000# class 3 cap to the F450 weight and the 1000# increase in weight for the F450, you would get a only measly 500# bump in payload when upgrading from a F350 SRW to a F450 - not good marketing for their flag ship towing vehicle.

The new F350 SRW can have a 7230# RAWR and 5600# FAWR; 7230+5600 = 12,830# for the axle limit. Naturally, you don't want to push it to the limit there as you would have to have a perfect load distribution to not overload an axle. I suspect you could approach 12,500# without any problems though.

 

I live on a dirt road (that's occasionally covered with gravel) so my truck tends to often look like that after it rains. I usually don't tear off the air dam or lose the wheel caps though but I won't judge.