Where to weigh your Travel trailer

Grain elevators, scrap yards and such work for a rough estimate but they usually only give you the total weight, so short of taking multiple measurements as each axle goes onto the scale, it's really hard to get the good info.

CAT scales should be able to get you each axle and depending they can often get each wheel. This is the info you really need to determine if you are within the weight limits.

I prefer the CAT scales. I center the pickup between the steering axle and the drive axle scales with the TT on the trailer axle scale.

I get the three axle weights and come back with just the truck.

I have never heard the +/- accuracy of the scales but your rig weight can vary a couple of hundred lbs during a trip with gas, water and other consumables.

Just go to the CAT scales. $11 and you're done. Another $2 for a re-weigh if within 24 hours. Will take you all of 1 minute tops on the scale.

All salvage yards, moving companies, gravel yards, etc have scales. If you call and tell them you want to weigh your RV they will tell you the best time to come and what the charge is.

There are many states where an RV'er can weigh their rig FREE on the ubiquitous truck scales. The thing is, you kind of want to do it when there aren't lots of busy truckers trying to get to the scales. So that means when you're driving, look for scales that are closed or empty. Drive in and check if the weight display is still on (likely it will be) and just drive on and see if it shows your weight. TADA! Done. If it's a state were they don't like RV'ers (few and far between), just drive to the next state.

I weigh steer, drive, and trailer first then get a re-weigh on the trailer axles split between two scale plates. I only care what is being carried by each axle.

Yeah a gross weight doesn't tell the most important part. Axle weights tell us if a tire wheel or suspension is overload. Gross weight doesn't tell us any of this.

Know of any concrete or gravel plants. They all have scales

Never had a problem weighing my RV on a CAT scale at a truck stop. You pay your money just like anyone else and you can use the scale.

Be considerate and move off the scale asap when finished.

I weigh steer, drive, and trailer first then get a re-weigh on the trailer axles split between two scale plates. I only care what is being carried by each axle.

Use your imagination. About a mile from me is a hardware store that has a scale because they sell gravel and such. They officially charge $3 for a weight slip although sometimes they charge nothing.

Poohper wrote:
We don't have very much where I live except we do have Trucker stops with scales not far away that I can probably get a close estimate of the weight from. The RV repair place we go to said that we were close to our truck towing weight so I am a little nervous to travel now. Even though we only have towels, pots and pans in it. We have a 2007 Ford F250 diesel truck.

You can get the exact weight. 2 ways to do it. 1. weigh the truck alone. Then hook up, and weigh the truck, and trailer together. (this will be the GCVW) Then just subtract the weight of the truck from the total weight. That will give you the trailer weight, but not the tongue weight. To get the tongue weight. simple pull the truck forward until the back wheels are off the scale. Weigh it. And subtract that from the trailer weight. that is the tongue weight.

OR you can unhook and drop the trailer on the scale, and pull the truck off. That will give you the total trailer weight. however to get the tongue weight, you will still need to hook up, and pull the truck wheels off the scale, as above.

ain't that hard.