What has 3 rows and can pull 9K?
Kinda sounds like a grade-school riddle, right? We recently purchased a trailer with a GVWR of 7700 pounds, and are looking for our next tow vehicle. (No rush yet, we won't need it until spring.) W...
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davehultin wrote:RinconVTR wrote:
First load it up and go weigh it.
OK, stupid question time ... HOW do you weigh it?
I've never ever before weighed any vehicle in my life. Teach me once and I'll know forever!
I see the CAT scales at truck stops and truck-friendly convenience stores, but what's the protocol? Drive up on a pad of some kind then go inside and say, "There it is, weigh that please!" I'm looking for the step-by-step instructions that will allow me to leave with a reliable weight measurement.
Don't leave me hanging here, please don't tell me I'm the only one with this question! :-)
It's actually kind of fun. You have to think like a trucker: Drive up onto the scales. There will be a call button (at truck-cab height). When you're ready, call in and tell them to get the weights. Then drive off the scales, go inside and ask them for the printout of your weights. It will cost something like $10 or so.
Now it gets more tricky if you want a full set of statistics. Someone more expert than I will jump in here and give you the procedure. There are actually TWO scales: You'll want to position your axles properly so that the two scales give you info that you want and need.
-Speak
