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| Steve B |
 Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:40 pm |
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"Ignoramus22134" <ignoramus22134@NOSPAM.22134.invalid> wrote in message
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Quote: On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:57:58 -0800, Steve B <dsrttrvlr@aol.com> wrote:
Sounds like a great success to me! I wish I could say that 8 years
from now (I have good hopes).
I think that I will simply register it as a 5k trailer.
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Whatever you do, get a book or instructions on how they classify these,
so
that next time, BEFORE you build it, you can be sure you won't have to
jump
through hoops to register it.
Steve, I just got it registered (applied at Currency Exchange and got
all paperwork done), as a 5,000 lbs trailer. I will hopefully get my
registration papers in 11 days. Problem solved.
The 5,000 lbs rating is not at all unreasonable for this trailer,
makes a lot of things easier, and applies a little bit of conservatism
to the rating also. The original M105A2 trailer was rated for 1.5 ton
payload, which is exactly what my 5k rating also implies. The military
rating was extremely conservative.
i
Yabbut .... my point is to understand the rules so they don't bite you NEXT
TIME.
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| Ignoramus22134 |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:03 pm |
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On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:40:41 -0800, Steve B <dsrttrvlr@aol.com> wrote:
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"Ignoramus22134" <ignoramus22134@NOSPAM.22134.invalid> wrote in message
news:tuudnWDTmJ65uV_YnZ2dnUVZ_qHinZ2d@giganews.com...
On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:57:58 -0800, Steve B <dsrttrvlr@aol.com> wrote:
Sounds like a great success to me! I wish I could say that 8 years
from now (I have good hopes).
I think that I will simply register it as a 5k trailer.
i
Whatever you do, get a book or instructions on how they classify these,
so
that next time, BEFORE you build it, you can be sure you won't have to
jump
through hoops to register it.
Steve, I just got it registered (applied at Currency Exchange and got
all paperwork done), as a 5,000 lbs trailer. I will hopefully get my
registration papers in 11 days. Problem solved.
The 5,000 lbs rating is not at all unreasonable for this trailer,
makes a lot of things easier, and applies a little bit of conservatism
to the rating also. The original M105A2 trailer was rated for 1.5 ton
payload, which is exactly what my 5k rating also implies. The military
rating was extremely conservative.
i
Yabbut .... my point is to understand the rules so they don't bite you NEXT
TIME.
That's a good point... Live and learn...
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| Steve B |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:47 pm |
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"Ignoramus22134" <ignoramus22134@NOSPAM.22134.invalid> wrote in message
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Quote: On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:40:41 -0800, Steve B <dsrttrvlr@aol.com> wrote:
"Ignoramus22134" <ignoramus22134@NOSPAM.22134.invalid> wrote in message
news:tuudnWDTmJ65uV_YnZ2dnUVZ_qHinZ2d@giganews.com...
On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:57:58 -0800, Steve B <dsrttrvlr@aol.com> wrote:
Sounds like a great success to me! I wish I could say that 8 years
from now (I have good hopes).
I think that I will simply register it as a 5k trailer.
i
Whatever you do, get a book or instructions on how they classify these,
so
that next time, BEFORE you build it, you can be sure you won't have to
jump
through hoops to register it.
Steve, I just got it registered (applied at Currency Exchange and got
all paperwork done), as a 5,000 lbs trailer. I will hopefully get my
registration papers in 11 days. Problem solved.
The 5,000 lbs rating is not at all unreasonable for this trailer,
makes a lot of things easier, and applies a little bit of conservatism
to the rating also. The original M105A2 trailer was rated for 1.5 ton
payload, which is exactly what my 5k rating also implies. The military
rating was extremely conservative.
i
Yabbut .... my point is to understand the rules so they don't bite you
NEXT
TIME.
That's a good point... Live and learn...
i
It's like poker. If you understand the rules BEFORE you go in, you have a
LOT better chance.
Steve |
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| Kerry |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:53 pm |
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"Ignoramus22134" <ignoramus22134@NOSPAM.22134.invalid> wrote in message
news:tuudnWDTmJ65uV_YnZ2dnUVZ_qHinZ2d@giganews.com...
Quote: On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:57:58 -0800, Steve B <dsrttrvlr@aol.com> wrote:
Sounds like a great success to me! I wish I could say that 8 years
from now (I have good hopes).
I think that I will simply register it as a 5k trailer.
i
Whatever you do, get a book or instructions on how they classify these,
so
that next time, BEFORE you build it, you can be sure you won't have to
jump
through hoops to register it.
Steve, I just got it registered (applied at Currency Exchange and got
all paperwork done), as a 5,000 lbs trailer. I will hopefully get my
registration papers in 11 days. Problem solved.
The 5,000 lbs rating is not at all unreasonable for this trailer,
makes a lot of things easier, and applies a little bit of conservatism
to the rating also. The original M105A2 trailer was rated for 1.5 ton
payload, which is exactly what my 5k rating also implies. The military
rating was extremely conservative.
i
Uh Iggy...1.5 tons X 2,000 lbs per ton is only 3,000 lbs. not 5,000. I
hope they were REAL conservative if you ever get near the 5,000 pound GVW. |
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| Ignoramus22134 |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:00 pm |
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On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:53:39 GMT, Kerry <vze4j72k@verizon.net> wrote:
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"Ignoramus22134" <ignoramus22134@NOSPAM.22134.invalid> wrote in message
news:tuudnWDTmJ65uV_YnZ2dnUVZ_qHinZ2d@giganews.com...
On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:57:58 -0800, Steve B <dsrttrvlr@aol.com> wrote:
Sounds like a great success to me! I wish I could say that 8 years
from now (I have good hopes).
I think that I will simply register it as a 5k trailer.
i
Whatever you do, get a book or instructions on how they classify these,
so
that next time, BEFORE you build it, you can be sure you won't have to
jump
through hoops to register it.
Steve, I just got it registered (applied at Currency Exchange and got
all paperwork done), as a 5,000 lbs trailer. I will hopefully get my
registration papers in 11 days. Problem solved.
The 5,000 lbs rating is not at all unreasonable for this trailer,
makes a lot of things easier, and applies a little bit of conservatism
to the rating also. The original M105A2 trailer was rated for 1.5 ton
payload, which is exactly what my 5k rating also implies. The military
rating was extremely conservative.
i
Uh Iggy...1.5 tons X 2,000 lbs per ton is only 3,000 lbs. not 5,000. I
hope they were REAL conservative if you ever get near the 5,000 pound GVW.
The military rating applies to net weight (cargo weight), not gross
weight. I am sorry that I was unclear. Also, I consider a ton to be
2,200 lbs. That means that at my 5,000 lbs GVWR, and assuming 1,700
lbs weight of the trailer (very sensible, though I will try to weigh
it), it gives me ability to carry 3,300 lbs of cargo, or 1.5 tons.
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