New 5th wheel and towing issues
hi everybody it's been a few years since I've been here and I'm back with some issues that I hope someone can help with ....we recently upgraded our 31 foot travel trailer to a 38 foot fifth wheel and...
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Hope you find the suspension problem, sounds like issue is with truck, not trailer. Have NOT carefully read all the replies but for your information some ideas for places to weigh trucks:
1. Rock and gravel companies
2. cement plants, ask the plant manager, mine allowed me to weigh near end of day when no loads were going out, said was free if they did not have to give me paper stating weights.
3. state highway weigh stations, when unmanned just drive in there and when you roll on scales the weight will read out on the lighted weight indication sign. In oregon and washington state they do not turn the scales off when unmanned. I run over the highway scales about once a year and weigh front axle alone and both truck axles (got a truck camper)
weigh front axle, front and rear axle and trailer axle/axles. smile arithmetic will get you a lot of combinations. then if time allows unhook and weigh front and rear axles of just truck. From those numbers you can get pin weight, max weight on each axle.
Good info to have on hand.
1. Rock and gravel companies
2. cement plants, ask the plant manager, mine allowed me to weigh near end of day when no loads were going out, said was free if they did not have to give me paper stating weights.
3. state highway weigh stations, when unmanned just drive in there and when you roll on scales the weight will read out on the lighted weight indication sign. In oregon and washington state they do not turn the scales off when unmanned. I run over the highway scales about once a year and weigh front axle alone and both truck axles (got a truck camper)
weigh front axle, front and rear axle and trailer axle/axles. smile arithmetic will get you a lot of combinations. then if time allows unhook and weigh front and rear axles of just truck. From those numbers you can get pin weight, max weight on each axle.
Good info to have on hand.
