gleaner E3 headed for alaksa

the hight was 13.5ft and the total wt was 26000 lbs including the truck when I wt it at the dump up here on the way home. 13.5 is the hight of the big trucks on the interstates. but when off you have to look out for the low stuff.  I have to wt the trailer, I thought it might be 4500 lbs but it must be much heavier.  The book said the combine and header was less than 10,000 the truck is less than 10000 so the trailer must be over well over 6000 lbs.  Just glad to be home.  Now I wait to see what happens with DOT.  From what I seen in the pictures I've seen how you all haul your stuff.  Be careful of the DOT Cops they will make you life miserable believe me! Total mileage was 4,600. so with the total cost I figure it was less than $2 a mile.  I just hope the machine works for me.

I took off the hub and hitch hiked back 60 miles to town.  of course it was Sunday so nothing was opened.  But I lucked out and found a man that knew a man who could help.  It's a long story.  I paid 10 times more than it was at normal price but then I needed a ride back up so I gave a young man 100 dollars for a ride back up to my truck and I but it back together. Good thing to bought some tools before I left or I'd still be there.  no much help out there you really are on your own.  That part of the old west is still in effect. Your on your own except for the goodness of someone that comes along.

To many violations to write it all down but all the fluff stuff.  no doctors card, no log book, no inspection record, no dot numbers, and on and on.  I would recommend you be a farmer and stay in your 150 mile circle so you can be exempt from the dot commercial rules if your in the business of farming when your traveling.  But read the rules in your own state (these where fed regs because I guess people go between states and countries up here all the time they adopt the federal regs) that should wise you up enough to say home or at lease you know what you could face if you don't. What it all boils down to in my mind is what is "in Commerce"? They  make the Regs so they get to decide what they mean.   Depends how you read it, it could mean most anything that you buy or receive with money or trade. then you move it and your in Commerce and driving. Now your a commercial driver. 

Even when you watch the show iceroad truckers from alaska it seems like the dot keeps a pretty tight rein on the guys up there, not that they are alot less any where else, but you would think up there in the wilderness if you were doing your own thing in a resonable fashion they wouldn't have to throw the book at a guy. I see in your other post you got off with warnings, luck day.