westcliffe01
Veteran Member
Im sure there are many on this forum who have their CDLs.
I am moving from Michigan to Colorado next summer. Way back when I started prepping for the move (prior to my divorce) I bought the F250 and a 12k gooseneck trailer so that I could legally move my 8500lb backhoe and utility tractor which is a similar weight.
My 2008 F250 has a GVWR of 9800lb. If I hook it up to my 12k gooseneck the combined GVWR is then 21600lb. Im not going to be moving anything but my own personal property and its just from one home site to another.
In reading the Michigan CDL laws there seems to be a sticking point on trailer weights at 10K. But it seems to apply to trucks that by themselves have a higher GVWR than mine where a 10K trailer added to the truck takes you over 26000lbs.
Does anyone have some personal experience on the subject ? On the one hand it seems that if one is moving your own personal property this should not be an issue. Then I have seen recent youtube videos where the author had a new GM truck and a (rated)14K gooseneck trailer (with no load on it) and because the (rated) GVWR of the truck and trailer added up to slightly more than 26K he was fined $1000 and had to abandon his trailer at a highway rest stop and get someone else to recover it for him.
I have 4 loads I need to move, 1) a skid mounted shed that I will temporarily live in, 2) backhoe (8500lb), 3) Tractor (8500lb) 4) 20ft shipping container with lathe, mill, diesel generator etc) I know an empty 20 footer is about 4000lb by itself. Each trip will be close to 3000 miles round trip and be about a week since Im doing it by myself. Probably $5000 worth of fuel altogether.
I am moving from Michigan to Colorado next summer. Way back when I started prepping for the move (prior to my divorce) I bought the F250 and a 12k gooseneck trailer so that I could legally move my 8500lb backhoe and utility tractor which is a similar weight.
My 2008 F250 has a GVWR of 9800lb. If I hook it up to my 12k gooseneck the combined GVWR is then 21600lb. Im not going to be moving anything but my own personal property and its just from one home site to another.
In reading the Michigan CDL laws there seems to be a sticking point on trailer weights at 10K. But it seems to apply to trucks that by themselves have a higher GVWR than mine where a 10K trailer added to the truck takes you over 26000lbs.
Does anyone have some personal experience on the subject ? On the one hand it seems that if one is moving your own personal property this should not be an issue. Then I have seen recent youtube videos where the author had a new GM truck and a (rated)14K gooseneck trailer (with no load on it) and because the (rated) GVWR of the truck and trailer added up to slightly more than 26K he was fined $1000 and had to abandon his trailer at a highway rest stop and get someone else to recover it for him.
I have 4 loads I need to move, 1) a skid mounted shed that I will temporarily live in, 2) backhoe (8500lb), 3) Tractor (8500lb) 4) 20ft shipping container with lathe, mill, diesel generator etc) I know an empty 20 footer is about 4000lb by itself. Each trip will be close to 3000 miles round trip and be about a week since Im doing it by myself. Probably $5000 worth of fuel altogether.