Hauling a tractor

I was wondering if a Gooseneck trailer thats 28' long an is a tandum axle dually, and is rated for 25,000# GVW would be able to handle a tractor that weighs around 18,000#'s Thanks Steve

Im looking at a one time haul, the haul would be 200 miles at the longest, i want to say the trailer weighs around 6,000 something also.

Just also keep in mind that you might have a truck that can PULL it, but more importantly, and I can't stress that enough, do you have a truck that can STOP it. People these days don't get what weight can do. I've had more then one idiot pull out infront of me where I had to hit the brakes harder then I want to. Remember just because you can pull it, doesn't always mean you should.

   Your good to go on the trailer. You say the truck weighs over 11,000, what do you have it registered for ? You will be adding weight to the truck too.

Any trailer 28 feet long rated for 25K, will probably weigh more than 6K.  Just run down to the local coop and weigh it empty, then you will know what it can haul, getting the spits right is also important.  The farm tags will only get you so far, but check with the state DOT web page to be sure.  You will have no problem with the rig or trailer, the only issue is will it be legal?

  Hello Allis Restorer    I would check the tire ratings "max load'  cops tend to do that also.

  In PA,  if your trailer is registered for over 10,000 pounds, it must be treated in the same manner as a large tractor trailer.  The licensed weight mus be carried by the truck, and must be equal or more than your total gross combination weight. (GCW)  This means that  yor GCW would have to be 36000.  I doubt the state would issue a license for this amount as I am sure the mfgs GCW on this truck is less than 36000.  If you could get a license for this amount, you need a CDL as you are over 26000, and in Pa you would have to register for fuel tax.  The big fines for overweight is PA is not axles, but gross weight.  In this case, if you are registered at 11000 and weighed 36000, you face an overweight fine for 20000.  Before you leave, be sure to have your attorney's telephone number.

Sure makes me glad I don't live up there in your part of the world. Down here in Oklahoma, if you're running farm tags, you can get away with pretty much anything, as the farmers aren't real high on DOT's food chain. In fact, I was told personally by a DOT officer that if you're within 200 miles of your home, you don't need a CDL, and if you put NOT FOR HIRE on your vehicle, they won't even bother stopping you. I've made several trips hauling a D6 Cat on a lowboy trailer and a Class 8 tractor, driven right past them, and when they see that not for hire on that tractor, they've never even stopped me. Morton, you're completely right, on the point of being able to stop. I've got over 35 years' experience in trucking, have driven in all of the contiguous 48 states and over a good portion of Canada, and the thing that scares me the most is probably seeing a kid of maybe 17, driving down the road in a 1-ton pickup, pulling a big fifth-wheel trailer, and a boat behind that. Folks, that's a set of DOUBLES!!! makes me wonder what prople are thinking.