Re: OT- Determining Axle Capacity

Posted by JDPete on November 02, 2004 at 10:48:52 from (66.38.20.137):

In Reply to: OT- Determining Axle Capacity posted by Can't even use my name on November 02, 2004 at 04:44:34:

That odometer on the axle is called a "hubometer" and probably wasn't installed new. Companys use hubometer because they are more accurate and are hard to tamper with.
The standard legal weight for a road tractor is 34K for the tandem and 12K for the steer axle. 46K total. A single drive axle can weight up to 20K legaly. If I remember correctly, drive axles less than 8 feet hub to hub are considerd as a tandem and that lowers the legal weight due to stress on the road surface. You could add a pusher axle in front of the tandem and increase the legal weight quite a bit.

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