Tongue Weight Scale

I have a Sherline, we used it most when we were shopping for first trailer. We looked at a bunch of trailers, some very nice, but were way over our limit. Most of the sellers were ok with me checking the tongue weight. I know that it kept us from getting a trailer that was too much for our tow vehicle at the time.

I carry it now to check when we have a different loading (such as when whole family is meeting and we are carrying a bunch of extra gear). I can then adjust WDH to compensate.

~DJ~ wrote:
I also have the Sherline scale. Love it. Used it a lot more than I thought I would. Only problem is I got the 1000# and have graduated up to TT's that needs the 2000#. Wanna trade? :B

SoundGuy wrote:
I would, but with you in Idaho and me here in Ontario, Canada I doubt it would be worth the cost of shipping and any customs charges that might be involved.

mogman wrote:
In Canada.....

www.atlas-machinery.com/sherline/weight-scales/

DJ is in Idaho and I already have a Sherline so what's your point? :h

For $116 you could have gone to your local scale and gotten the entire rig weighed with the tounge weight, including your truck about 10 times.

SoundGuy wrote:

~DJ~ wrote:
I also have the Sherline scale. Love it. Used it a lot more than I thought I would. Only problem is I got the 1000# and have graduated up to TT's that needs the 2000#. Wanna trade? :B

I would, but with you in Idaho and me here in Ontario, Canada I doubt it would be worth the cost of shipping and any customs charges that might be involved. Thanks for the suggestion though! :B

In Canada.....

www.atlas-machinery.com/sherline/weight-scales/

timmac wrote:
How bout knowing your tonged weight all the time, Weigh Safe, cost $300.00

Nice gadget, but for those of us using WD hitches, I don't think you can use that all the time.

Mike

Last Train wrote:
My Sherline instructions note to measure your tongue weight with the trailer "level" - as it would be hitched to your truck. Just looking at your picture, it looks like your scale is elevated above a level plane. Am I misinterpreting your pic?

Absolutely, you do want to measure gross tongue weight with the trailer leveled front to back on a relatively level surface. Don't read too much into that pic which was for illustration purposes only and is of a previous trailer we owned, not our current Coachmen, and is not included in my Freedom Express gallery ... I sure wasn't going to hitch up my trailer, drag it off the driveway to some lot somewhere simply for the purpose of leveling it so I could take a pic. :R

How bout knowing your tonged weight all the time, Weigh Safe, cost $300.00

SoundGuy wrote:

daystrom wrote:
A lot cheaper!

But not nearly as convenient to use as a purpose designed Sherline tongue weight scale. The only mistake I made was ordering mine with a 2000 lb scale when a 1000 lb version would have been much more useful to me since I've never owned nor will ever own any trailer with a gross tongue weight that would come anywhere near close to exceeding 1000 lbs. Great tool though for any trailer owner. :B

My Sherline instructions note to measure your tongue weight with the trailer "level" - as it would be hitched to your truck. Just looking at your picture, it looks like your scale is elevated above a level plane. Am I misinterpreting your pic? ;) Want to know if I've got some latitude in weighing my 192RBS - spent a little time making sure my rig was sitting level when I weighed mine this afternoon. "Mrs. Train" always has something else for me to do, so time is important! :)

myredracer wrote:
For those that have one or are thinking of getting one, many find that they are somewhat inaccurate.

Nah, not "inaccurate", but sometimes just a bit of stiction. The "trick" is to take multiple readings and you'll come up with a pretty good average ... when tongue weight is 900 lbs 30 lbs either way is meaningless.

I wonder if there are any low cost 500 pound scales out there for those with lightweight trailers? A 3,000 pound trailer could easily have a tongue weight of under 400 pounds, for instance.