This is what it says in New York too. Intrastate or interstate may have different rules. It varies widely state to state so much of the cdl requirement talk is apples to oranges.

 

I fixed it for you.

 

Sans Cali the differences in CDL requirements between state are next to nil.

 

I agree. On this and other forums I belong to the CDL debate rages on with people claiming many differences. I always say contact your local DMV or whatever to get the infor you need. They aren't always helpful but NYS website goes into good explanation of what is needed.

 

i have an 2008 6.4L diesel "SRW" 3.73 gear supercrew. And im having a hard time figuring out if the 5th wheeler im looking at purchasing will be towed decently by my truck mentioned above.. heres the specs. GVWR of pickup 10,000 front axle 6000 rear axle 6100, GCWR 23000

now for the5th wheeler..
Shipping weight 9580
Hitch weight 1720
Carrying capacity 2920

I dunno how to make these numbers add up, According to Ford i can have 15,200 lbs of 5th wheel on this truck. so it should do it right? Im confused i have looked this all up and 1 minute im sure it will and the next it wont because its too close to GCWR. then i read about pin ratios compared to axle rating *pop* my head explodes! any help?

 

So you are saying a wet wt of 12,500 lbs? What is the actual gross on the trailer according to the label?

shipping is different then what will be sitting on the lot.

Next...take the gross of the trailer and 20% of that will be the kin pin wt.

Based upon the numbers you did provide your truck will do that quite easily.

 

They dont have the gross of the trailer on the website. But my best guess is shipping weight plus max cargo weight. Which would be the wet weight of 125 like you stated.

 

link to the website?

Probably add for propane bottles and batteries plus the advertised cargo carrying.

 

Here is the link to the website
Keystone Montana High Country | Specs

its model 343RL
Thanks for youre help.

 

I see what you mean. Usually they will give you the gross on thier website or brochures. Best to stop by a local dealer if they have that model and see. I would be though it will come in around 12.5-13K.

My 5er is 14K wet wt so you can certainly pull that.

 

Another website lists this model with a GVWR of 12410
Thats good to hear i wont have to replace my truck. I appreciate all youre info you have provided me.

 

I have an 08 f250 fx4 8ft bed. I added Firestone 5k rated air bags to my rear axles. Will that allow me to pull a 3 car hauler?

 

Adding air bags will not alter the capacity of your truck. It may help with how your truck handles the maximum load it can carry.

 

Your rear axle is 6100 lbs. Assuming that you still have the e rated tires then that is about the max you can put on it.

If you put your empty truck on the scales then you should need an empty wt of around 3100 lbs.

So that gives you 3K that you can use as payload.

So what is the king pin wt of the car hauler? That will become payload.

Air bags do nothing to increase capacity. They help to control the load and keep the truck level.

 

Thanks guys really appreciate it. Looks like I will be getting a F350 soon.