CAT Scale weights are confusing me.
Weighted my truck and trailer Friday, before we went on a weekend camping trip. The trailer is brand new. It had never been out camping before. My WDH is the Blue OX Sway Pro. With 1k bars. I...
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Atlee wrote:
I just took another look at the numbers I put in the post. I did find two typo's. The line with WDH engaged, the Steer Axle should read 3580# (not 3520#) and the GCWR should read 13,320# (not 13,200#). Sorry for any confusion.Atlee wrote:
Weighted my truck and trailer Friday, before we went on a weekend camping trip. The trailer is brand new. It had never been out camping before.
My WDH is the Blue OX Sway Pro. With 1k bars. I put it up to the 9th Chain link as called for in the book, and the Tech who installed the the Blue Ox
First, my TV is a 2014 F150 XLT 4x4, Supercab, 8 ft box, with Max Tow Package, and the HDPP. The FGAWR = 4050#, RGAWR = 4800#, GVWR = 8200#, CCC = 2286#, and the GCWR = 17,100#. The truck was rigged for towing, meaning all the normal tools, generators, gasoline, compressor, etc were on board as well as a full tank of gasoline.
My travel trailer is a new Jayco Jay Flight 23RB. It's a "stick and tin" built trailer and no slide. GAWR = 3500# each, GVWR = 6500#, Factory Shipped weight = 4758#, CCC = 1742#.
These are my numbers from my weigh tickets. Truck with no trailer, Steer Axle 3660#, Drive Axle = 3340#, Gross Weight = 7000#
Truck with trailer, but WDH disengaged. SA = 3340#, DA = 4640#, Trailer Axle = 5320#, Combined Gross Weight = 13,300#
Truck with trailer, but with WDH engaged. SA = 3520#, DA = 4280#, TA = 5460, GCWR = 13,200.
Did you ever look at the sticker on the hitch receiver to determine the weight rating?
Some interesting things to see here.
WDH adjustment looks pretty good with 75% of the lifted weight returned to the steer axle.
Trailer 1742 payload but 1562 loaded on it. 180 capacity remaining. Were you hauling water? There's something other than the axles limiting the GVWR. Tongue coupler? Tires? I'm just curious.
Good thing it's a HDPP truck. 2286 payload, but 1086 loaded in it before attaching the trailer. 340 capacity remaining in the truck.
2648 lbs. of passengers and stuff in the truck and trailer.
15.5% of the trailer weight on the tongue.
Only 78% of the GCWR used up.
It looks pretty good to me. Happy towing!
