Weight scales - easier than I expected
I stopped for diesel yesterday at a truck stop in Santa Maria, ca. It's just off the 101 freeway at betteravia road. After asking, I drove on the scales, they guided me forward a bit, and in one shot ...
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wolfe10 wrote:JnJnKatiebug wrote:
It is very easy to get each wheel weight at the truck stop. I pull on the CAT scale with my left side off the scale and they gave me the weight for front and rear. I then drove around and pulled back on the scale with my right side off the scale. I think it was $10 for the first weight and $2 for the re-weight.
Unless the area around the scales is DEAD LEVEL, you will not get accurate readings. And the area around the scales are rarely level-- they are sloped away for drainage.
It went out level for over 3 feet, I drove the tires just off the scale. I also pulled the entire coach on the scale. It was less that 50 pounds difference.
