Tire dilemma
I have a 31' Coachmen Freelander. It has one slide on the driver's side. I purchased 6 LT225/75R16 Goodyear 947 RSS load range E tires three years ago and have been really happy with them. In Oct...
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Diane L wrote:You're right about CAT having to be "legal for trade" in terms of calibration. A mobile scale could have same requirements ---or not--- depending on how it was to be used.
To part of your question, had the CAT Axle weight matched the sum of those two Corner weights, I might be a little more concerned. My thought is the CAT weight will be more accurate than the mobile.
I'm scrapping the mobile weight numbers and going by the CAT weights. The mobile weight guy isn't weighing commercial vehicles, but attends conventions and other RV gatherings.
Who knows the last time his scale was calibrated.
I've traveled from San Diego to St. Augustine and back, Gillette WY and back, and a few other shorter trips on the tires I have now. I'm going to stop worrying and rely on the CAT numbers.
The good news is that I'll have an extra $600 to spend at Quartzsite instead of on new tires. :B
IF any of the rigs that mobile guy weighed 'bounced' on the scales then they are out of calibration
