Individual wheel weight, can't find scales
I've been trying to find scales somewhere in SoCal that weigh each corner of my MH instead of each axle. There just aren't any. My neighbor suggested buying a portable one and go into business. Wel...
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Was going to suggest Escapees, but that was done above. I've seen RV rallies offer weighings, too. Portable scales, I suppose. Try feed suppliers, moving/storage companies, even scrap yards. Just don't run your good RV tires through their shrapnel fields they call roads in there!
What you need is a legal-for-trade scale that's just a patch in the ground so you can drive down either side.
But seriously, My Friend, get the jump on this by going to a Travel Center (politically correct language for Truck Stop) and use their CAT Scale for aroung $10. You will get 95-pct of the benefit of four-corner weights. Load as for a trip, people and all. Hitch up your Toad. You'll get Front Axle, Rear Axle, and Toad weights.
Guides like Michelin point out that you set pressure to the heaviest loaded tire on your axle, not according to weight on each front tire or each dual pair. Me, I just used scale weight on the chart and got MUCH better tracking with our E450. Naturally, too little air is bad, but with a Ford, too MUCH air, on the front, is bad on YOU.
What you need is a legal-for-trade scale that's just a patch in the ground so you can drive down either side.
But seriously, My Friend, get the jump on this by going to a Travel Center (politically correct language for Truck Stop) and use their CAT Scale for aroung $10. You will get 95-pct of the benefit of four-corner weights. Load as for a trip, people and all. Hitch up your Toad. You'll get Front Axle, Rear Axle, and Toad weights.
Guides like Michelin point out that you set pressure to the heaviest loaded tire on your axle, not according to weight on each front tire or each dual pair. Me, I just used scale weight on the chart and got MUCH better tracking with our E450. Naturally, too little air is bad, but with a Ford, too MUCH air, on the front, is bad on YOU.
