Help needed with CAT scale numbers
After discussing in a previous thread about my Equalizer hitch 1200/12000 model and if is appropriate for my truck / trailer, I believe it would best to get real CAT weights. Below are my CAT sca...
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jim1521 wrote:
Your WDS is not doing anything.
The steer axle on the empty truck was 3,740 lbs. When you connected the trailer up, you lost nearly 400 lbs off of the front, and gained over 1,500 lbs on the rear axle. The WDS should balance that out. You are WAY too tongue heavy.
You need to measure the height of the wheel wells on both axles while the truck is empty, then measure them again with the WDS properly installed. They should not change - the WDS is supposed to offload some of that 1,500 lbs up to the steer axle, so that the two (steer axle and drive axle) are closer together. With all that weight on the back, it is causing the butt of the truck to drop down, and the nose of the truck to rise up - decreasing your steering ability.
I'd take it to someone who knows how to install/adjust that WDS. You're way off right now.
OK, I had some time today and ran your numbers through a spreadsheet I use to calculate load:
16,160 Gross Weight (Max 19450. from scales receipt)
6,900 Truck baseline weight (7580 unloaded/8000 loaded)
3,360 Steer Axle Weight (Max 4900. from scales receipt)
4,680 Drive Axle Weight (Max 4900.from scales receipt)
8,120 Trailer axle weight (Max 10200. from scales receipt)
1,140 Tongue Weight (Max 1260. Calculated. Do not change)
8,040 Truck actual weight (Max 8800. Calculated. Do not change)
9,260 Trailer Gross Weight (Max 10995.Calculated. Do not change)
12% % Tongue Weight (Calculated. Do not change)
(NOTE: Disregard numbers in parentheses; they are for my vehicle only).
Your TW is good, but you've got a 1,220 lb differential between your steer axle and drive axle. That needs to be adjusted to get those numbers much closer together.
