[MBZ] Using truck scales [was Re: I make it back, Walmart hell (TRAILER TIRES)]

2008-12-15 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:42:07 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: I have thought about doing that at the truck stops that have scales. Do you have to pay for that? Do you just drive up on the scale or what? I would imagine that at a truck stop you would have to pay for it,

Re: [MBZ] Using truck scales [was Re: I make it back, Walmart hell (TRAILER TIRES)]

2008-12-15 Thread Wilton Strickland
scales [was Re: I make it back, Walmart hell (TRAILER TIRES)] On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:42:07 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: I have thought about doing that at the truck stops that have scales. Do you have to pay for that? Do you just drive up on the scale or what? I would

Re: [MBZ] Using truck scales [was Re: I make it back, Walmart hell (TRAILER TIRES)]

2008-12-15 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:01:00 -0500 Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: 'Just make sure you're not over weight for your trailer license. 'May bring a ticket if you are. You're right, Wilton. Though I didn't have much to worry about, Kaleb might. Craig

Re: [MBZ] Using truck scales [was Re: I make it back, Walmart hell (TRAILER TIRES)]

2008-12-15 Thread Fmiser
Craig wrote: I have thought about doing that at the truck stops that have scales. Do you have to pay for that? Do you just drive up on the scale or what? I would imagine that at a truck stop you would have to pay for it, though I can't imagine that it would be much. If you can find

Re: [MBZ] Using truck scales [was Re: I make it back, Walmart hell (TRAILER TIRES)]

2008-12-15 Thread Fmiser
It seems than at Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:01:00 -0500, Wilton wrote: 'Just make sure you're not over weight for your trailer license. 'May bring a ticket if you are. Not just weight. Once there, they may look into license, tax, mechanical inspection (brakes, lights, hitch), etc. I may be

Re: [MBZ] Using truck scales [was Re: I make it back, Walmart hell (TRAILER TIRES)]

2008-12-15 Thread Loren Faeth
Remember. They are with the government - they're here to help... ...take money from your pocket and put it in theirs! At 02:18 PM 12/15/2008, you wrote: Remember. They are with the government - they're here to help! -- Philip Loren Faeth

Re: [MBZ] Using truck scales [was Re: I make it back, Walmart hell (TRAILER TIRES)]

2008-12-15 Thread OK Don
I stopped at truck stop with a scale when we went to pick up the 117 engine for the SLC - thought it would be cool to fill the van, wiegh it empty, then do the same thing on the way back to find out how much the engine weighed. They wanted $20 to weigh the van, so I decided that I didn't want to