chvss65
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id talk to a Illinois trooper or better yet one of their truck inspection troopers
ie "truck detail"
They are gonna be the ones stopping ya, the SOS Police deal mostly with titles n registration and generally know little about equipment violations
In Illinois ya only need a CDL for over 26000 lbs and endorsements for air brakes,dual trailer etc, If I remember the weight right. sorry if I don't, and Plates over 12000 or "D" requires an vehicle inspection every 6 months anyway
the bumper height varies on GVW and I thought the main concern was difference in front and rear height, mated up to the GVW requirements, so different weights require different heights, so I planed on double stacking the front bumper (fish mouth) and my lower Reese hitch would be like the "DOT Bar" on the back of semi trailers or dump trucks. Dump trucks don't have a "bumpers" but are more or less like the deuce
But anyway Id ask a State Trooper Truck Detail officer to get at least the local opinion, cause thats the one who's gonna stop ya if anybody. at least on my area local police don't even blink at bigger trucks, unless they are messing around
just a suggestion on direction, the antique plates wouldn't work because of the GVW, unless your bobbed and titled under 12,000 like mine, but I have "D" plates on mine, just so I can use it anytime
id talk to a Illinois trooper or better yet one of their truck inspection troopers
ie "truck detail"
They are gonna be the ones stopping ya, the SOS Police deal mostly with titles n registration and generally know little about equipment violations
In Illinois ya only need a CDL for over 26000 lbs and endorsements for air brakes,dual trailer etc, If I remember the weight right. sorry if I don't, and Plates over 12000 or "D" requires an vehicle inspection every 6 months anyway
the bumper height varies on GVW and I thought the main concern was difference in front and rear height, mated up to the GVW requirements, so different weights require different heights, so I planed on double stacking the front bumper (fish mouth) and my lower Reese hitch would be like the "DOT Bar" on the back of semi trailers or dump trucks. Dump trucks don't have a "bumpers" but are more or less like the deuce
But anyway Id ask a State Trooper Truck Detail officer to get at least the local opinion, cause thats the one who's gonna stop ya if anybody. at least on my area local police don't even blink at bigger trucks, unless they are messing around
just a suggestion on direction, the antique plates wouldn't work because of the GVW, unless your bobbed and titled under 12,000 like mine, but I have "D" plates on mine, just so I can use it anytime
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