Here in Iowa, you chose how many tons you want to register your truck for. I only put 6 ton license on mine since that's about all the old six can handle and I'm not usually more than 2 miles from home. You may want to go to the license plate office and ask about Californias' policies,
Scott

Scott Ward

2 1948 1.5-ton Loadmasters
The red one and The snow pusher
1 1950 3100
1 1955.1 Chevy 6500
1 1954 Chevy 6500 2-Ton
1 1955 1st Series COE 5700
1 1963 K20 (454)
1 1964 C10 (350)
1 1951 1.5-ton Dump Truck
1953 and a 1956 Ford F800

Raising a teenager is like trying to nail Jello to a tree!