Am I figuring this right?

[Radshooter]

I finally got around to weighing my truck last week.

Front axle = 4780 LBS.

Whole truck =8500 LBS.

This would put the rear axle at 3720 LBS. How do these numbers compare with yours? This is with a full fuel tank, tool box, driver on board and ready to tow.



When we pull out of here in a few weeks, I will weigh the fiver on the same scale. Do I need to weigh the front axle seperately again with the trailer atached? This scale is only one long slab. Not individual cells for tires.

If I weigh the truck with the trailer hooked up, but only the truck on the scale, then subtract the 8500 wt. of the truck without the trailer, will this give me the pin weight of the trailer?



Then I will weigh the truck and trailer together, subtract 8500 empty truck weight, and this will give me the weight of the trailer.



What other type of wieghts do I need? It is a triple single axle trailer. Do I need to try to weigh the axles individually? How would I do this on this type of scale?



Thanks for your inputs.



Steve

 

[RollOver_Pete]

Pull your steering axel (A) up onto the scale and while in neutral release your brakes. When the scalehouse signals, pull your drive axel (B) up onto the sale, stop and release your brakes. At the signal, pull your trailer (C) up onto the scale, stop and realease your brakes. When finished, pull off the scale, park and go inside to get your weight ticket.



Math time..... C-B= trailer axles.

B-A= truck drive axel.

A= truck steering axel.



Hope this helps

 

[TRLRTRSH]

Steve, No CAT scale around? I find them really easy to use and they give Steer Axle, Drive Axle, and trailer axle(s) + gross weight, I would think Yuma had one close by?

Bill

 

[klenger]

From the CAT scale website at http://www.catscale.com/cgi-bin/locgen.cgi?state=AZ



City: YUMA

Truckstop: BARNEYS AUTO/TRUCK PLAZA

Address: I-8 & EXIT 12

Phone: 9283422696

Fax: 9283445929

Manager: JOLENE BARNICLE

Latitude: 32. 67380

Longitude: -114. 44440

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Just for giggles - the max gross, or GVWR for my truck is 8800 lbs - assuming a dry weight of about 7000 lbs, that allows me 1800 lbs for added stuff in the truck, passengers, junk in bed, etc...



I have an in-bed fuel/tool box, that carries 50 gallons of fuel at 8 lbs, per gallon = 400 lbs plus the weight of the tank/box, the 5er hitch must weigh about 100 lbs, and about 50 lbs of assorted tool plus other stuff carried when traveling - so far we are at about 600 + lbs - add the 1000 lbs of hitch weight of the fiver, and about 400 lbs for passengers - and BINGO, we're at or above the GVWR for our truck... And THAT is with a 24 ft. 7000 lb 5er 5th wheel - wonder how far over GVWR guys with those 33 ft, 11,000 lb rigs are over...



On MOST of those, the hitch weight ALONE would put them at or over the trucks rated GVWR...