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**72 tigger** · 12-17-2012, 10:46 PM

I put a 1972 1/2 ton (5000GVW) body on a 2002 Dodge (cummins) chassis & just continued to use the 1972 registration with a 7000# plate. A very nice DOT cop pulled me over to check out my trailer a few years ago & I let him open the door to check my GVW rating. I had a hard time keeping a straight face when he looked at the truck chassis (a 3/4 ton) then the 5000# rating in the jamb. He looked at the chassis & the jamb 3 times, trying to make sense of it all- I just stood there quietly. He finally told me to have a nice day & let me go.

12-17-2012, 10:46 PM	#20
72 tigger Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berne IN Posts: 3,221	Re: my 1970 C30 HD project I put a 1972 1/2 ton (5000GVW) body on a 2002 Dodge (cummins) chassis & just continued to use the 1972 registration with a 7000# plate. A very nice DOT cop pulled me over to check out my trailer a few years ago & I let him open the door to check my GVW rating. I had a hard time keeping a straight face when he looked at the truck chassis (a 3/4 ton) then the 5000# rating in the jamb. He looked at the chassis & the jamb 3 times, trying to make sense of it all- I just stood there quietly. He finally told me to have a nice day & let me go.