Weight Master, check my readings
Trying to get it setup on my new trailer. Truck F: 3380 R: 2800 With WD F: 3420 R:3580 Trailer 4960 Without WD F:3100 R:4100 Trailer 4740 Thanks Michael
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Terryallan wrote:
You are correct. Numbers don't lie. According to his numbers he added 780lb to the rear axle, 3580- 2800 = 780lb, and 40lb to the front axle,3420 - 3580 = 40lb, and 220lb to the TT axles, 4960 - 4740 = 220lb for a total weight of 1040lbs. Remember the 1300lb pay load. If this were the end of the story. He will be over loaded when he gets in the truck.
But it is the last set of weights that tell the tail. The no WDH weights. Rear truck axle weighs 2800lbs unhooked, and 4100lb with the TT just sitting on the ball. 4100- 2800 = 1300lbs. A 1300lb tongue weight? and remember he only has 1300lb of payload? Grass, or no grass. (don't know why you think grass makes a difference) something ain't right. I would suggest going back to the scales. The numbers don't add up. The tongue weight should not be that high. And I'm using his weights. Might want to redistribute some of the weight in the TT.
As others have already pointed out, the tongue weight is 1020lbs, not 1300lbs. The rear axle weight shown on the non-WDH scale ticket includes both the tongue weight *and* the weight transferred from the front axle to the rear axle by that tongue weight. It has to do with leverage... We can get into the physics involved, but others have done it more eloquently than I elsewhere on this site before.
And yes looks matter. Most of us can glance at a TT, and TV on the highway and tell if it is setup right or not. The TV should sit pretty much hooked up, as it does unhooked. the TV tail should NEVER be lower than the front.
I'm sending up the BS flag on this one. My SuperDuty looks like it's squatting with nothing but a 30lb tonneau cover on the bed. Why? It has the plow prep package and the V-10 which is a relatively light and stiff combination compared to the diesel. I have a 6000lb-rated front axle and a 6100lb rated rear axle. With an empty weight of 8020lbs (4300 front, 3720 rear), I can basically put the entire 1600lb cargo capacity wherever I want it on/in the truck without exceeding my GAWR, save for maybe on the back bumper.
My truck has a squat. If I put 3/4 of a ton of stuff in the bed, it's gonna squat even more... So what? It looks dangerous, therefore it must be?? You go ahead and think that; I know better. The numbers don't lie.
