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[ch1ch2]

I have been told different thing on my trailers here in texas. I looked it up for myself, took the information to the state registration office and told the what I wanted.
Got my farm plates on one trailer for $5.30 with no inspection due. Got normal plates with inspection due for $67.00 on another. Got a third trailer no plates no inspection for farm use under 4000 lbs. Got US Army Veteran plates on a fourth for $67.00.
Things the bureaucrats did not/would not tell me.

 

[ultrarunner]

Sounds like trucks can be a lot less to register depending on where you live.

My 1985 C20 Van is still almost $200 a year and we don't have the option of going non-commercial... even with cars like old Chevrolet ElCaminos and Ford Rancheros...

 

[motownbrowne]

Farm plates on my F250, Mazda MPV delivery van, and now my Jeep wrangler. All registered at 12,000 lbs, which is the lightest weight class for farm vehicles (still can't exceed GVWR or GAWRs of course). Each vehicle costs $45/2 years, or $22.50/ year. Can't complain about that!

Only stipulation is that I can't drive them to a non-farm occupation. Fine with me.

 

[Diamondpilot]

3/4 and 1-ton trucks are identical in every way except for the rear springs. 1-tons generally have an extra overload..but that's it. Now, when you step up to a DRW, then you get a heavier axle. Many 3/4 tons have a "camper package" you can option them with that will give you the 1-ton springs...

Don't forget tires and wheels. When I bought my 05 Dmax 3500 you could not get aluminum wheels. Reason was the capacity was only sufficient for a 2500. I had to get steel wheels.

On my 06 F350 it had 17 inch wheels vs 16 inch wheels on the F250.

Chris

 

[700R]

Don't forget tires and wheels. When I bought my 05 Dmax 3500 you could not get aluminum wheels. Reason was the capacity was only sufficient for a 2500. I had to get steel wheels.

On my 06 F350 it had 17 inch wheels vs 16 inch wheels on the F250.

Chris

I believe you were fed a line of BS by someone at GM. Plenty of new 1-ton pickups on the lots with AL wheels. F450's too. ****...nearly every tractor trailer on the road runs AL wheels. My cheap aftermarket wheels on my 3/4-ton Ram are rated at 3600lbs each.

The wheel size on your F350 VS the F250 is just an option package. Brakes are the exact same size, wheels/tires/axles/front suspension....all the same between a F250 and F350 SRW.

 

[mbrule]

Thanks for the reference. This contradicts what I've been told at the registry though. My dually 87 dump in my avatar was registered with personal plates, where as my friends newer SRW F350 pick-up had to be commercial. The registry told the both of us that is was based on the manufactures rated GVWR. May truck was rated 10K lbs and his was over. I registered mine in Wilmington I think. The registry in Springfield made him get a notarized statement indicating that it would not be used for commercial purposes.

This was about 5 or 6 years ago though, so it may have changed. I wish it was more clear cut.

I should also state that I heard that GM GVWR thing from a dealer, so that could be total malarkey. Should have prefixed my post above with: "A rumor I once heard..."

For what it is worth, my 06 F350 SRW, 11,400 GVW has personal plates. I purchased / registered it about 3 years ago....

 

[crashz]

Thanks mbrule.

Goes to show the confusion here. My info was first hand, but again, that was about 6 years ago that we registered our trucks.

 

[terryknight]

On my 06 F350 it had 17 inch wheels vs 16 inch wheels on the F250.

Chris

no 05+ ford F250/350 had 16" rims, 16" rims wouldn't clear the calipers. 17" were as small as you could go 18" were an option

I believe you were fed a line of BS by someone at GM. Plenty of new 1-ton pickups on the lots with AL wheels. F450's too. ****...nearly every tractor trailer on the road runs AL wheels. My cheap aftermarket wheels on my 3/4-ton Ram are rated at 3600lbs each.

The wheel size on your F350 VS the F250 is just an option package. Brakes are the exact same size, wheels/tires/axles/front suspension....all the same between a F250 and F350 SRW.

true

 

[HHR]

no 05+ ford F250/350 had 16" rims, 16" rims wouldn't clear the calipers. 17" were as small as you could go 18" were an option true

Standard rim size on F250 was 17 inch and F350 had 18" as standard.

 

[terryknight]

Standard rim size on F250 was 17 inch and F350 had 18" as standard.

interesting looking it up again is appears in 05 18" was standard on 350 and in 06 they reverted back to 17" with 18"/20" as options

05 page 5

https://www.fleet.ford.com/truckbbas/non-html/2005/vs_pdf/05fseriessd-exlbb.pdf

06 pages 5-6

https://www.fleet.ford.com/truckbbas/non-html/2006/vs_pdf/fseriessd-ms_06.pdf