Help me make sense of the scale numbers

stro1965 wrote:
Thanks for the input guys. I can't explain the oddities of this particular "certified scale" or why in the world my steer axle weighs less with the 5er attached when the pin IS a few inches in front of the rear axle. What I do know is this...

*I am considerably pin high
*I have over 1,000 pounds more on the rear trailer axle than is on the front trailer axle
*I am still within the axle ratings
*I am still within the trailer tire ratings
*I am well within all limits of the truck

Thanks!

I'd want to try to level your 5er to the truck, if at all possible to spread the weight out between the two 5er axles.

Physics would seem to formulate that there is less weight on your front axle because weight is pushing down on the back of the truck, actually taking some weight off the front axle, which I would think, might affect the way the truck steers/handles possibly. . Possiblity of putting airbags on to see if you could level the load, ie, push the bed upward, to level, which, in no way, would help your already nose high 5er. Have you though about flipping the axle on the 5er to raise it up?