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Greetings from Norway

Cattle mostly stay at the farm here and don't get moved around a lot. I'm not allowed to haul anything more then the dry weight of the pickup on the drivers licence I got. If I want to pull the weight the manufacturer say it can pull I need the same licence you need to pull a big rig. And on a bumper pull I think 7700lbs is max. How does this work over there?
 
thedole said:
Cattle mostly stay at the farm here and don't get moved around a lot. I'm not allowed to haul anything more then the dry weight of the pickup on the drivers licence I got. If I want to pull the weight the manufacturer say it can pull I need the same licence you need to pull a big rig. And on a bumper pull I think 7700lbs is max. How does this work over there?
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In most states if you are not hauling commercial (for hire) you can drive whatever you want on a regular drivers license. If you haul for hire then the weight rules kick in. Over 26K combined requires a commercial license Class A. Box trucks over 26K and buses require a commercial license Class A, B, or C depending on vehicle weight and type.

Cattle here are finished out for market in feed lots. In the real cold states like the midwest and western states they will move the cattle to TX, KS, and some other places in the winter. Some younger stuff may be fed in one lot and then moved to another to finish them out before going to the packing plant.

The owner of the cattle is usually responsible for moving them to and from the feed lots. Not all cattle goes to feed lots before they go to the packing plant but the owner has to hire them moved or do it himself.

There are some feed lots in TX and KS that cover hundreds of acres. They produce a lot of manure. That manure is going to be used to operate ethanol production plants at two new plants being built in TX.

People from outside TX like to give us a hard time about our BS but it has a benefit.:yesnod:
 
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