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ependydad
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Jul 25, 2019

Weighing Fifth Wheel at CAT Scale with Weigh My Truck App

I'm a huge proponent of staying with truck and trailer ratings. Never had truck issues, but I did buckle the frame of a trailer once. I'd like that to not happen again. So, weigh early. And weigh o...
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pcm1959
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Jul 26, 2019
Great post. I have done the same thing minus the mobile app. Who knew?
It was interesting to see the pin weight for an average trip compared to the advertised pin weight of the fiver. In my case, that was 2900 and when I weighted it was 3400.
I also got the weight of the trailer on the scale by itself just to be sure all the figures added up.
Its good to know these things so that you know you are not exceeding hitch tire and axle capacities. Then you could make necessary alterations or adjustments.

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