Weighing your TC for an accurate measurement?

Weigh the truck without the camper, then with it.

sbryan@vtbryans.com wrote:
Weigh the truck without the camper, then with it.

Pretty accurate for total weight but what about axle weights?

Weigh the front without the TC and then with. Weigh the back with the TC and then without.

jaycocreek wrote:

sbryan@vtbryans.com wrote:
Weigh the truck without the camper, then with it.

Pretty accurate for total weight but what about axle weights?

In my state, Oregon, its quite easy to drive one axle only onto the public scale pad and weigh. In fact, that is how we must weigh entire vehicle, one axle at a time as the pads are only large enough for one.

jaycocreek wrote:

sbryan@vtbryans.com wrote:
Weigh the truck without the camper, then with it.

Pretty accurate for total weight but what about axle weights?

Around here the State of Oregon has weigh stations setup all over. They are rectangle in shape. Simply roll front axle on, then rear. Get out and check to ensure that all 4 tires are on the pad. Get back in and roll forward to get the rear axle weight.

Repeat process with camper loaded and ready for camping.

If you have a Cat scale near you easy..
https://catscale.com/how-to-weigh/

Front axle on the front scale, rear axle on the middle scale. If you had a trailer it would go on the rear scale.

AnEv942 wrote:
If you have a Cat scale near you easy..
https://catscale.com/how-to-weigh/

Common sense but just a little this way or the other,effects axle weights a lot.

I wonder why the state scales have designated spots for there weights?The margin of error is quite a bit for a TC and axle weights if your getting towards max axle weight for the given axle,not the vehicle axle weight.

I do not see why anyone who has not been shown just how to do it accurately can say it is accurate...

It is an estimate at best,in my opinion and why the rear axle weights differ so much from user to user with the same truck camper.

The dang thing ain't going to break anyway over a couple hundred pounds but the new truck camper owners do pay attention to what is written from the kool kids.

jaycocreek wrote:

AnEv942 wrote:
If you have a Cat scale near you easy..
https://catscale.com/how-to-weigh/

Common sense but just a little this way or the other,effects axle weights a lot.

I wonder why the state scales have designated spots for there weights?The margin of error is quite a bit for a TC and axle weights if your getting towards max axle weight for the given axle,not the vehicle axle weight.

I do not see why anyone who has not been shown just how to do it accurately can say it is accurate...

It is an estimate at best,in my opinion and why the rear axle weights differ so much from user to user with the same truck camper.

The dang thing ain't going to break anyway over a couple hundred pounds but the new truck camper owners do pay attention to what is written from the kool kids.

Ok, I'll admit that all the scales in Oregon I've used were CLOSED and likely not calibrated in years. (I can also fit both truck axles on the scale all at once)

Both of my trucks loaded were/are way over GVWR on paper AND at the uncalibrated scales. Empty my 97' rear end weighed in at ~3000lbs, funny my 17' rear end weighed in at ~3000lbs as well.

I run Toyo M608Z's 265/70R19.5 at 90PSI in the rear. Technically I think the 4500lbs Vision rims I have are the "weak link" on the rear as the tires are class "G" and rated at 5500lbs at 110psi.

Loaded and ready for camping my NL 9.6QCSE weighs in at ~4000lbs.

- Mark0.

I just go to the cat scales and they weight both axles and add them up. Gives me a read out of each axle and total. Good for towing as it gives towing weight too