Weight scales - easier than I expected
I stopped for diesel yesterday at a truck stop in Santa Maria, ca. It's just off the 101 freeway at betteravia road. After asking, I drove on the scales, they guided me forward a bit, and in one shot ...
Forum Discussion
Great information to know! Everyone insists that we should really know all four corner weights of our motorhomes but I found (like many) that most places such as Flying J. Pilot and Love's can't handle the request for four corner weighing.
Last summer while traveling through Iowa we stopped for dinner in a small town. Right across the street was a grain elevator with scale for the grain trucks. It was closed for the evening. Unlike the scales at truck stops this one did not have any tire railing around it - it was ground level flush all the way around - and the digital scale readout was active! So after dinner we pulled right over and weighed all for corners. Great information to have! Learned the slide and propane tank on the driver side added considerable weight to the front left - much more than I expected.
Next time your traveling on non-interstate highways visit a small town with a grain elevator. If they're not busy they would probably enjoy weighing something different!
Last summer while traveling through Iowa we stopped for dinner in a small town. Right across the street was a grain elevator with scale for the grain trucks. It was closed for the evening. Unlike the scales at truck stops this one did not have any tire railing around it - it was ground level flush all the way around - and the digital scale readout was active! So after dinner we pulled right over and weighed all for corners. Great information to have! Learned the slide and propane tank on the driver side added considerable weight to the front left - much more than I expected.
Next time your traveling on non-interstate highways visit a small town with a grain elevator. If they're not busy they would probably enjoy weighing something different!
