Weight

RVSEF is a great outfit and provide a great service that all RVers should be aware of and utilize when possible!
FMCA? When our MH was new to us we went to one of their Rallies - without joining! and had A-wigh-we-go outfit wight our rig for us. They also provided a great, complete weighing service on our own site!

RVSEF will want to know what tire pressure you are using and will make recommendations as to what tire pressure you should be using based on the individual wheel weights they observe. They may even suggest you shift some weight based on the individual wheel weights that they observe.

Thanks Scott and Dennis for the info

Cost at a Flying J truck scale is $10.50 for all platforms. This allows you to weigh the steer axle, the drive axle, a tag and the toad all at the same time for the same price.

Cost for individual wheel weighing at Pomona will be $60.00.

Either one will get you most of the info you need. Make sure you have a full tank of fuel and are campground ready. This will give you the most accurate reading. Consult the weigh tables from the mfg, FMCA or RVSEF's site and inflate to the highest weight per axle as Scott indicated prior...good luck...Dennis

camp104 wrote:
thanks fred i will check it out. And scott I thought by weighting each wheel would give you the proper tire pressure? now I'm really confused?

camp104,
While the tire charts spell out what kind of pressure "should" be used for a given weight of a given tire, you don't run two different pressures, on the same axle just because you encounter two different weights. You pick the highest weight encountered on the axle and, adjust the tires accordingly to that weight.

The four corner weight thing is primarily used to see the differences in "side to side" loading of an axle. When the load is considerably higher on one side, then, if possible, a balancing act is attempted. I've never even tried the four corner weight thing. It's not possible on our rig due to the fact that, things are going to fit, where they're going to fit and, the load in a particular area, is just going to stay that way.

I've got 6 batteries, all tucked behind the right rear duals. The house batteries themselves are 280 lbs. I don't know what the two chassis batteries weigh but, they surely add weight to that corner of the rig. On the opposite side, same compartment, I've got the 30' 50 amp shore power cord and, the power drum and wheel for it, along with a big a$$ 2000 watt Magnum inverter/charger. All fairly close to the weights of the batteries on the opposite side.

So, I just take the highest weighted side and, adjust the tire pressure from that.
Scott

Yes RVSEF will be doing weighing at the Pomona FMCA Convention next week.

Yes, call them for price/need to be FMCA member-- but suspect they are on the road right now headed to the convention: etc:http://rvsafety.com/

thanks fred i will check it out. And scott I thought by weighting each wheel would give you the proper tire pressure? now I'm really confused?

camp104,
There are numerous places to get your coach weighed. Refuse disposal companies have scales, moving/van and storage companies have scales, your local dump most likely has scales. A few phone calls will yield some results for you. And, while four corner weighing is somewhat important to try and help you equally load your rig, to me, weighing the axles is more important so that you can properly determine your appropriate tire pressure. This is just an opinion so, take it for what it's worth.
Scott

Hi,

I think there is a company called "A Weigh we go" and they sometimes show up at RV rallies. However they charge a lot for that space in the Rally, and they might be camping in another part of the country.

Yet it is best to try googling them and see if they will be there. Check 'events' on their schedule.

Fred.

I need 7 weights a truck scale is not going to let me take all that time