bpounds wrote:
Vanished wrote:
I'm not sure why everyone still states it's the same and it works for getting pin weight - the OP method does NOT give pin weight.. Period..
Because you are wrong. Period...
When the trailer is supported entirely by the scale, you get a total weight. When only the wheels are supported by the scale, you get axle weight. A little quick math, and waaala.
The only argument against this would be that the scale is not accurate unless the load is centered on the platform. But that isn't true either.
There are no levers involved in any of this.
After rereading the OP I realize the 2900 lbs in the example is from the math, not the front scale reading on the jacks.. In his example he only gives theoretical values for overall weight and subtracts the axle weight AFTER he puts weight back in the truck bed..
My point was pin weight and jack weight would differ - I misread the OP..
