Vanished wrote:
bpounds wrote:
SoCalDesertRider wrote:
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Now, on the pin weight versus jack weight issue, if you were weighing just the jacks by themselves, no trailer axles on the scale, that would not be the same as the pin, because there is about an 8 foot length difference between the pin to axle measurement, versus the jack to axle measurement. The jack weight will be significantly higher than the pin weight.
Interesting thing about this statement (which is true), is that it means the weight on your tires is less when your trailer is sitting at camp, than when you are hitched up. The weight forward of the landing gear is lifting weight off of the tires.
Just thought I would add that in to further confuse some.
I'll bite - again (and hopefully I read it correct this time..)
The trailer has a center of gravity.. the distance to the rear wheels from the center of gravity hasn't changed any - I don't think the weight on the rear wheels changes any if it's supported by a tripod or the jacks..
Has nothing to do with the center of gravity. It has to do with the two points of support, the closer they get to each other the more weight will move from one to the other. That said that has nothing to do with getting the total weight by having the LG and axles on the same scale. Once you have the total weight then support the pin on the hitch, raise the LG, current weight now on the axles from total weight equals pin weight! Plain and simple.
