using truck scales
i just did a search and nothing came up, but has anyone taken their rigs to a flying J or other truck stop to weigh their truck/trailer combo? I'm picking up a 2015 Jayco Eagle 314bhds and I want to ...
Forum Discussion
mkirsch wrote:
All of this is well and good, but...
WHAT IF YOU GET TO THE SCALES AND FIND OUT YOU ARE GROSSLY AND DANGEROUSLY OVERLOADED?
You were blissfully ignorant on the 40 mile trip to the scales. Then you get there and have a "holy smokes" moment, and discover you are 700 pounds overweight on the truck's rear axle.
Now you're afraid to drive it. What do you do?
drive it, carefully and probably not much over 5 miles an hour under the posted speed limit. I got it there to the scales right? should be able to get it to my destination. I'm a right hand lane driver when I tow. I'm in no hurry. I'm working on the new TV, I won't be camping until May of 2016, so I have some time to upgrade. it's a deal I couldn't pass up. yes cart before the horse.
