MACKS

In the mid 80's running salt,,,,you guys used allot of trailing axles (Strong arms) for R permits on the triaxles.

Does NY still recognize them and could you put them on your tandem to get the length you need??

I see a few trucks with them mostly ready mix trucks,I would rather add a drop axle then have one of those hanging on the back of my truck..

He replied to my question and said if I decide not to add a fourth axle I could bank the type two permit weight and apply for a state wide type one permit,as an example a truck with 17 foot wheel base would have a max gross of 63750..I don't think my wheel base is much more than that so I'm screwed!!The formula for the type one permit is 1,250 x wheel base + 42,500

I went back at him with one more question to see if there will be a different type permit offered to us or are we going down to un permitted weight witch would be useless.

I received another e-mail today from William J Morris,NYSDOT os/ow permit office,DL unit supervisor,he repeated what the other e-mail said,that is it makes no difference what year your truck is there will be no type two permits for three axle trucks period.He also said he would like to talk to anyone I know that thinks otherwise,here is his number 518 457 0350,I'm not liking this at all...

This is a federal thing. By 2014 it has to be attached to your drivers license(you have to mail or drop it off to DMV). I've never been asked in the last 10+ yrs, but heaven forbid you don't have it when they do. But, that won't matter anymore as you have to send it in to keep your CDL.

Oh, it has to be from a "register" physician. Not just Joe BLow down the street. Thus the reason I went to CVS, it was simple. Walk in, no appt necessary.

As far as the feds are concerned this only applies if you are an Interstate driver.

They don't even know there own laws I'm going by what is written in paper not by what they say on the phone I tried that to they lady said she didn't know and to look it up on line that's when I found exactly what chevy posted that is the written bi laws I'm going by

I sent the e-mail before chevy posted that,think you guys are right,just want to hear it from them..

Bad news from the dot,I sent them an e-mail asking if this new law would effect my 1996 three axle dump with a grandfathered type two permit,They wrote back YES starting January 1st 2015 every truck regardless of year MUST have four axles and if you add an axle it must be steerable..Now I'm really confused,sent them another e-mail to make sure!!

No it's a 10 wheeler it's just because I have 425's in the front and the big cast spoke 12:00 24's on the rear I work mostly on the north shore

Ok gotch ya,thanks.

The Docs will all have to be certified,but not until sometime in 2014 and it only applies if you drive Interstate,if you drive local you can

still go to your own doc,when I renewed my license the girl at dmv glanced at my cert and just nodded and still made me read the eye chart.. I found that info on the dot website so it's hot hearsay.

So your truck from Posillico is a tri axle,how do you figure max gross for a tri axle?Where do you work on LI?

Thanks for the info chevy,like mack1928 said it only applies to trucks newer than 2006,also looks like there increasing minimum wheel base to 17'from 16'!

Just sent an e-mail to the dot permit office regarding the changes to type two permits for 2015 just to be safe,I cant find any info where it says the changes only effect trucks that are 2006 or newer..

Have you tried calling NYS, Permits Plus or another permit service?

Not yet,thought one of you guys might know,but will check it out..

Do how does it work in NY for a tri axle,besides the axle and tire weight ratings,how do you figure it out wheel base wise,I was told max is 79,000 but not sure what wheel base you need to get that..

If I was in the dirt business I would want a tri axle to carry more but I'm a for hire trucker and run mostly asphalt,no one here pays by the weight only buy the day and even the biggest longest tri axle dumps only carry 22-23 tons,my 10/w is legal for 23 ton and is great on tight jobs like tennis courts and small parking lots,I guess it all depends what type of work your doing but it makes sense to match the equipment to the type of work,but I will be the first to admit I'm getting tired of riding on these 58'000 rears..

Also did u ever get the Haldex slack adjuster part number I left it on your previous thread?

My parts guy knew witch one to give me but thanks for taking the time to post it and also thanks for the info on the permits,a lot of people think all ten wheelers will be denied permits,that would be a shame since there is so much work for them..

O well,guess there's no NY dump truckers here..

So if I understand this correctly,starting in 2015 the DOT will not issue any type two permits unless the truck has four axles,no more 10 wheel dumps,what about our grandfathered permits?

Whats wrong with using a little heat?

Oil in the air system if you have any will make its way into the motor and gunk it up,problems are more noticeable in cold weather,might just need a good cleaning.

I do in my service books ill get it for u as soon as I can

Thanks!

I had an all chrome air cleaner on my 70 DM800 the intake stack and cap where painted the same as truck,truck number painted on the stack,it looked awesome..

I actually change mine every brake job they are pricy but worth not getting that ticket its one of the first things they go for!!!

If you have the Haldex there most likely the same one's on my truck,I have the big brakes,do have the part number?

Found a lot of info online,my thinking now is there just worn out,gonna start replacing them but dam they are pricy,gonna start checking e-bay..

They say it's all about safety,last time I got pulled over by Motor Carrier he didn't even ask to see my license all he wanted was my over weight permit,it's all about the money..