To weigh or not to weigh

riven1950 wrote:
Ok, I have a 2004 f150, 4x4, 4.6l with tow pkg. Am towing an Aerolite 718d with a supposed dry weight of 3050 lbs. There are only 2 of us and we travel pretty light, so I am not really concerned about weight issues and it tows fine in the flats, will find out in next few weeks about the hills.

My questions are: 1: Folks are always talking about weighing their rigs. Since I live in a more rural non-industrial area I am trying to figure out were everyone goes to get their weights. Thought I would do it out of curiosity next time we get all loaded up. Closest CW or similar is like 35 miles. No big truck stops close by.

2: How do you get an accurate hitch weight?

3: Next trip will be to NC mountains. Anyone know of a place between Holden Beach NC and Asheville via 74 to Charlotte, then on to Hendersonville, Asheville were there is a convenient place to stop and get weighed?

Sorry if this is a duplicate...I know there is a million post out there on weighing / weights.

Don't know exactly what roads you'll travel, but off I 40 as your going past Asheville, the next exit is the Candler exit, there is a truck stop that has a drive on scales right behind it....It's CAT scales and I'm going to use it next time to weigh my truck, didn't even know it was back there till I topped off with Diesel and DEF last time I was there...that one is out of the way and you wouldn't tie up anything.

On I26, heading to Hendersonville, there is a truck weigh station on your right just past Asheville airport exit.