Using the CAT scales
I am always a bit intimidated to use these scales so I have never been on one. Do they charge you? Do the truckers look at you and laugh? It is not important or required that I weigh my set up, just c...
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LVJJJ wrote:
You don't need to drop the TT to get separate weights on the TV and TT. Before I drive onto the scale, I take the WD bars off. Then pull the TV onto the scale so that the TT's front jack is off of the scale. Jack the TT up until it just clears the ball, then TV is all alone. Drop the TT back onto the ball, pull forward until the TV is off of the scale, but so that the TT's jack is still on the scale. Do the same thing lifting the TT off of the ball, then you get TT weight only. I've done this for years with great success. Other places to find weigh stations are recycling centers as they weight trucks before and after they dump. Some are free.
I would not recommend this procedure on a CAT scale. You can use a CAT scale as any trucker but if you tie up the scale disconnecting your trailer you may find a trucker helping you off the scale. Weigh then go to a safe out of the way location and drop the trailer. Then go back for the second weigh for the TV.
