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juzplanekrazy
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Sep 12, 2007

Whats Your Real Weights? Truck and Trailer. The Real Deal

I don’t know if it’s been done before or not but I was thinking about keeping a running list of real truck weights by year and type, and trailer weights by brand, size and what the total combined weig...
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Av8r1
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Sep 29, 2007
As per CAT scales:

2005 Dodge 2500 CTD 48RE 4x4 Long Bed
2006 Keystone Cougar 281 EFS

The truck was full of fuel with two adults.
The trailer was full of water, propane, and loaded for camping.

Truck without trailer:
Steer axle = 4640 lbs
Drive axle = 2920 lbs
Gross wt. = 7560 lbs

Truck with Trailer:
Steer axle = 4640 lbs
Drive axle = 4420 lbs
Trailer axle = 7400 lbs
Truck Gross wt. = 9060 lbs
Trailer Gross wt. = 8900 lbs
Pin weight = 1500 lbs
GCVW = 16460 lbs

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