Sled deck Regulations in Alberta/BC Half ton

[SaskRMK]

Just looking for some information in regards to traveling through bc and Alberta with a sled deck on a half ton. The sleds are always secured with adequate straping as well as super clamps and the truck sits on D rated tires. I live in saskatchewan and have traveled all over the prince loaded with two sleds and have never been hassled even with just a super clamp and one strap on the bumper

Am I Even legal with one sled on the deck?


Thanks in advance

 

[red]

Not likely, for sure in B.C. You wil need to weight the truck empty, then load the deck, sleds, fuel for truck, then whatever else you haul. That will be the only true way of knowing, image its on the door post/owners manual of gvwr. I haul my deck with a 1ton dually.

 

[-lenny-]

AB no problem. BC will turn you around and send you home if they catch you. Just because you are overloaded for a half ton truck.

 

[Sledson]

X2. Lots of people think that if they put airbags and D or E tires on a half ton, and if the axle weight is less than the rear axle rating then they will be legal. Not true, that's twisting the numbers of the ratings around to suit your purposes and the TC guys at the scales can see through that a mile away. They are getting stickier all the time.

2500s are case-by-case as weight ratings vary so they don't try to chase us around for a couple hundred pounds, but there's a big difference between a heavy 3/4 and a half ton as far as ratings are concerned and I've seen guys running 1500Lbs overweight trying to get by with some half tons when you include the tongue weight of the trailer they were pulling too. That's one really big fine if they ever get caught.

Fact is, if you happen to be speeding with your windows tinted and have a headlight out, the RCMP like to pull people over for that stuff too and then scrutinize your vehicle during the traffic stop. If you're close enough to the scales you might get hauled in to do some explainin'. They are pulling people over for having sleds that look like they stick out too far for chris'sakes.

They're called mermaids for a reason. Cnts with Scales.

 

[sledneck_03]

Check your trucks Payload, my 2010 ram 1500 sport crew has only a payload of 1350 lbs, why? its the GVWR minus the truck weight, and being its fully loaded and a crew its a heavy truck.

Saying 1350, two 200lb guys, two 600 lb sleds would be 1600 lbs and we havent added the deck weight or gear weight.

Adding extra springs or air bags does not increase your payload you need to upgrade your axle for a larger load.....2500s are on the edge, 3500s are better but you really have to look at the payload, like the 2500 power wagons payload is only 1750 or so! so your almost over with a power wagon but might get by with the 2500 stickers.

There is alot of talk but ive seen lots of 1500s with decks in sask, Polaris Freeride use a tundra for their haul truck with a deck and two rmks on it and its over, i know a pro snowmobiler from B.C. that uses a tundra and has a deck on it too but seems to have zero issues.....

so i dont know what to tell you.......

 

[bcham5]

i would not do it, just based on your insurance company might not cover you if your in an accident because you were overloaded and you knowingly traveled well over your gross weight and that would suck