Help with scale numbers
Weighed at local grain elevator and here are the numbers truck by itself steer axle-3240lbs drive axle-3000 gross weight-6240 tt + tv- WDH(equalizer) bars disconnected steer axle- 2940 dr...
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oxygen wrote:Okay, let's take the scale numbers and make an adjustment for the WDH which was not included in the "T only" values.
I just took scale weights, left the DW and dog out of the picture
We'll assume the WDH would remove 40# from the front axle and add 140# to the rear axle.
The "adjusted" weights for TV only are
Front = 3240-40 = 3200#, Rear = 3000+140 = 3140#, TV GVW = 6340#.
For TV+TT w/ no WD, Front = 2940#, Rear = 4200#, TT axles = 5360#
The indicated tongue weight is (2940+4200)-(3200+3140) = 800#.
The indicated total TT weight is 12500-6340= 6160#.
The indicated tongue weight percentage = 800/6160 = 13%.
The indicated load removed from the front axle is 3200-2940 = 260#.
With an 800# TW, I would expect closer to 340# removed.
For TV+TT w/ WD, Front = 3060#, Rear = 3900#, TT axles = 5540#.
The indicated load added to the TT axles by WD is 5540-5360 = 180#.
The indicated load added to the TV's front axle by WD is 3060-2940 = 120#.
It is physically impossible for your rig to have 180# transferred to the TT axles, while having only 120# transferred to the TV's front axle.
The amount transferred to the front axle should be close to 340#.
The indicated load removed from the rear is 4200-3900 = 300#.
The amount removed from the rear should be close to 520#.
After accounting for the WDH not being included in the "TV only" weights, the indicated tongue weight now is 800#.
However, based on what you've reported there, there still is a discrepancy between the expected load removal from the front axle.
And, there still is a significant discrepancy between the hitched with WD and hitched without WD values.
BTW -- your first post says the GCW is 12,500#. The latest post says the GCW is 12,300#. Which is correct? My analysis above assumes the GCW is 12,500#.
Ron
