Minnesota F350 plate tab ?'s
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Minnesota F350 plate tab ?'s
I was looking around at all the f350's in the mall parking lot today and noticed that the tabs were different on one to another like mine are 9000 GVW and the it has the letter "E" on the tab. The others had GVW's of 10000, and 12000 and they were the same trucks F350 SRW Crew Cab with the v10. How does this work?
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I believe in Minnesota you can register a truck from 350 and over for different weight hauling capacities. The 250's are still "value based tabs" and the one ton and up are weight based. I believe the weight based plates are cheaper than the value based in the first couple years but the value based are on a sliding scale so the longer you own the vehicle the less costly to renew. Where the weight based are more consistant renewal costs from year to year and you pay according to the weight licensed for. It is like on trailers in Minnesota where you purchase load carrying capacities for different trailers, i.e. you can have 7,000 lb axles but maybe only license the trailer for 5,000 or something like that. I believe if you are ever in an accident or have problems and are over licensed capacity that the officer can ticket you for such a thing. Many people buy what is cheapest or don't know what they are getting and don't know why there is a difference. I don't have any licensing knowledge other than personal experience. It may be possible to get a value based plate on some 350's with certain configurations (like crews) but I don't know for sure.
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04-HD4U2NV is right. My F350 is licensed to 15,000 lbs, has a "G" tab on it. This cuts about $200/yr on the tabs. Its no different than licensing a dump truck at 52,000 lbs, "M" decal, or a semi at 80,000 "R" decal i think.
However, the other F350 at work is licensed only to 12,000. When the pickup is hooked up to the trailer and hauling a skidsteer the Gross Combination Weight is about 16,000. Thus the license should be increased to avoid an underlicensed fine. Note you do not have to license the truck for what the Gross Vehicle Combination Rating is, but rather the maximum weight you will be hauling/towing. The minimum weight you can license them for is 9000 lbs, below that they are value based.
If you do this, and tow a trailer over 10,000 lbs you also have to display a DOT inspection decal if the vehicle license is apportioned.
However, the other F350 at work is licensed only to 12,000. When the pickup is hooked up to the trailer and hauling a skidsteer the Gross Combination Weight is about 16,000. Thus the license should be increased to avoid an underlicensed fine. Note you do not have to license the truck for what the Gross Vehicle Combination Rating is, but rather the maximum weight you will be hauling/towing. The minimum weight you can license them for is 9000 lbs, below that they are value based.
If you do this, and tow a trailer over 10,000 lbs you also have to display a DOT inspection decal if the vehicle license is apportioned.
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