Need weight verification Please!

Old-Biscuit wrote:

sin cal hd wrote:

joebedford wrote:
I know others have different opinions, but my opinion is that if your truck needs airbags, you don't have enough truck.

Air bags help redistribute weight to the front axle and back to the trailer axles. They also give a more comfy ride.

NOPE>......

Go to the scales.
Weight truck/trailer combo W/O air bags inflated

Then re-weigh with them inflated

There will little change in trucks F/R axle weights and trailer axle weights

Air bags pump up the rear of truck but the pin weight is still there being carried by tracks rear axle.
Air bags are NOT like w WDH which uses a 'fulcrum principle' to transfer weight.
Air bags have no 'fulcrum' to lever weight any where but UP


Go ahead and weigh and then post those numbers.

YES. I'm a truck driver when I dump the airbags on the truck the psi increases on the drive axle and back t o the trailer. When bags are full, the weight distributes back to trailer and steers. When you air up the bags your raising the rear, the weight needs to go somewhere. It doeant stay at the rear axle. Its subtle transfer but enoigh to make a difference. I play with axlenweifhts everyday. Air bags do just that. Just because it's on a pickup doesn't change their purpose.

You yourself say it does in your second statement. It's subtle but true enough at these weights.