re-rating gvwr

rmsingh · #1 (**permalink**) 01-15-2009, 06:13 PM

does anybody know if gvwr number on sticker can be lowered to 10000?

trying to keep 2001 truck for work without getting dot numbers.

FordPwns89 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-15-2009, 06:49 PM

just dont haul anything lol

rmsingh · #3 (**permalink**) 01-15-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FordPwns89

just dont haul anything lol

it doesnt matter if its loaded or empty once the sticker is above 10000 and you use it for compensation.

**toddy** · #4 (**permalink**) 01-15-2009, 11:11 PM

take one off of a junk yard truck that has a lower rating and put it on yours????

**Dave** · #5 (**permalink**) 01-16-2009, 12:28 AM

What state are you in? And what is the truck being used for?

rmsingh · #6 (**permalink**) 01-16-2009, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave

What state are you in? And what is the truck being used for?

N.C. welding rig

rmsingh · #7 (**permalink**) 01-16-2009, 05:54 AM

the truck is a cab & chassis so there might be a way to change gvwr so it matches to the vin.

***alabamafrog*** · #8 (**permalink**) 01-16-2009, 10:34 AM

I have the same problem, AL state car tag is good for 8,000# max and any other tag requires DOT numbers. I just swapped it from a farm to a regular tag and hope for the best. There seems to be no legal way to drive a ¾-1 ton truck in my state. And I’m pretty sure your right, its what the truck is rated for not what it actually weighs at the time. Mine doesn’t have a door sticker, it had been repainted before I bought it. I have been pulled over twice by state troopers and warned about driving my truck with a farm tag on it.