rhagfo wrote:
Vanished wrote:
The trailer has a total weight.. In the OP's post example of 14,500..
He has two weights of 2900 (landing gear) and 11,600 (axles) as examples..
The question we don't know is where is the center of mass of the trailer.. The total weight of the trailer is the distance * force of the axles (11,600) plus the distance times force of the landing gear (2900).. the question we are trying to answer is what would the pin weight be? the answer is it also has to be 2900 lbs total - but it's further from the center of gravity - so if it's 16' from the center of mass compared to 12' for the jacks (both random examples) in theory it should be 2175 lbs if the examples above are used..
The OP's method can correctly calculate total shipping weight and axle weight but does indeed give an incorrect pin weight..
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You just don't get it do you?
Total trailer weight and on same scale pad gives total trailer weight. Lift landing gear and none of the TV is sitting on scale plate, now you get trailer axle weight, subtract that from total weigh is the True pin weight, plain and simple!
Read what I posted after I reread the OP.. I get it - Just misread it first..
