How accurate are the truck scales.
I took my F-150 to the local Pilot CAT truck scales, centered it between front and rear axle scales and was surprised to learn front was 3480 lbs. the rear was 2820 lbs. The bed had 100 lbs. of pottin...
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rbpru wrote:
I took my F-150 to the local Pilot CAT truck scales, centered it between front and rear axle scales and was surprised to learn front was 3480 lbs. the rear was 2820 lbs. The bed had 100 lbs. of potting soil in it and a fiberglass topper.
So the question is, does the location on the scales effect the weight? I was an equal distance on each scale. Also, what is the plus/minus poundage tolerance on the weight.
I went to 3 scales once on the same day with our truck and trailer - 1 Cat scale and 2 commercial highway scales. All were the same within 40 lbs but this doesn't account for the weight of fuel I burned up driving between scales. On another occasion, I found a local grain elevator to be within 20 lbs of one of the above highway scales. These scales are surprisingly accurate considering the amount of weight they are weighing. Info on scale accuracy here: link
Did you calculate your actual payload capacity versus what is shown on the door pillar sticker? Sometimes there can be quite a difference.
