Dano1955 wrote:
I've been reading here for awhile about weights and how they apply and I just had my first CAT scale weigh in, loaded with almost everything, but tanks empty.
For those with more knowledge/experience can you advise/clarify?
My Rig: 2013 RAM 2500 Crew SRW 6.7 Cummins, 5th is 2016 Prime Time Crusader Lite, trailer tires are load range E, more than needed for my rig, dealer put them on.
Truck sticker F 5500 r 6200 GVW 10000
5th wheel sticker
GAWR 4400 pin 1279 dry 7628 CCC 2392 GVW 10079
CAT weigh in
F AX 5100 D AX 5240 T AX 7380
I haven't weighed the truck without the 5th wheel, but I will get to that soon I hope.
I'm estimating to hit the road there will be 350-500 lbs more either in/on the 5th wheel or truck bed.
Not sure how to relate these specs to see if I'm maye pushing it farther than necessary.
TIA for any comments/suggestions.
OK got the truck weighed without the 5ver and it's not making sense to me. Here's the truck front and rear weights AFTER adding 65lb generator/copnverter and 10 more gals of spare diesel to the truck bed.
Front 4820, Rear 3600.
That would make my pin weight 1690, which is possible I have the front bedroom loaded and have 3 mattresses there, at least one will be going away. Also carrying 30 hard bound books, my library. IF they weighed 2lbs each that's only 60lbs, and they don't. Might be one pound each, my Grandfathers collection of his favorite, Louis Lamoure westerns. I'll get rid of the generator before those if I have too. At any rate I'm 200lbs pin heavy. But adding my trailer axle from the 1st CAT weight, my estimated pin from both weights and front/rear total from the empty weigh in
I only come up with 17490.
What am I missing? Who made a mistake, me or the CAT Scales? (Don't answer that)
Show me how I'm off base on this.