Weight calculations for dummies
I have read all of the threads on GVWR, tongue weight, etc. and I am still confused. Since I am an engineer, I suspect it isn't the math that bothers me. After a lot of painful reading, writing, and c...
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Sometimes you have to "zero" the scale. I weigh my truck and trailers often as I carry different loads with different trailers. Weighing each axle individually then adding them together is the correct way to weigh as it ensures that each axle is not overweight. The data plate should read Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), and the Gross Axle Weight Rating for EACH axle, (GAWR). The truck alone should be weighed with the hitch, full fuel, tools and usual passengers, subtract that reading from the GVWR and that is your USEABLE payload for hitch weight which is what you really need to know as the "payload" includes everything you add to the truck.
