โMay-10-2013 03:21 PM
โMay-12-2013 01:36 PM
โMay-12-2013 11:39 AM
โMay-12-2013 06:09 AM
โMay-11-2013 10:14 PM
โMay-11-2013 04:48 PM
โMay-11-2013 04:44 PM
โMay-11-2013 12:56 PM
โMay-11-2013 12:16 PM
dubob wrote:billyray50 wrote:
I recently went to a new Flying J truck stop and reweighed my 2006 Dodge 2500 CTD 4x4 long bed with tailgate off,full tank of diesel, myself at 185 pounds, my 4 year old granddaughter:) who weighs 36 pounds, booster seat 3 pounds, happijac tiedowns, emergency road kit in back seat and truck weighed at CAT scale at 7340 lbs.
Today I went and got the camper from storage and loaded it up and went to weigh the combo again. Truck, myself, and camper, no grandaughter:( weighed 10,400 with camper dry. Fridge empty, Fresh water tank empty, 1 gallon in gray and black of water/antifreeze, 2 full propane tanks, 2 12 volt Batteries. No TV
Here is the breakdown: Truck: Steer axle: 4500 lbs. Drive axle: 2840 lbs.
Truck/camper: Steer axle: 4680 lbs. Drive axle: 5720 lbs.
So if my figures are right the campers dry weight is 10,400 - 7340 = 3060...Minus granddaughter weight of 36 equals 3024 lbs. Look right??
Billyray,
With all due respect, Iโd like to point out an error in your calculations; and that would be the weight of your lovely granddaughter. The goal is to keep (or remove) her weight from both sides of the calculation. And to do that, you must add her weight to the CAT scale figure you got WITH the camper on the truck. You could also remove her weight from the truck alone weighing and come up with the same camper weight figure.
Leaving her weight on the truck alone requires adding her weight to the truck w/camper to get the TRUE weight of the camper.
- 1. Truck alone (w/ granddaughter): GAWF = 4500; GAWR = 2840; GVW = 7340
- 2. Trk & Cmpr (w/o granddaughter): GAWF = 4680; GAWR = 5720; GVW = 10400
- 3. Trk & Cmpr (w/ granddaughter): GAWF = UNK; GAWR = UNK; GVW = 10436
You canโt subtract the GVW in #1 from #2 because they are apples & oranges because the granddaughter is in one figure and not in the other. You can subtract the GVW in #1 from #3 because they are both apples or both oranges (your choice :)). Your true camper weight is 3096, NOT 3024. The point is this; the trucks weight MUST remain the same for both scale sessions (with and without the camper). So your granddaughters weight must be in both or out of both.
I hope I havenโt further confused you.
โMay-11-2013 10:15 AM
โMay-11-2013 10:13 AM
โMay-11-2013 09:18 AM
billyray50 wrote:
I recently went to a new Flying J truck stop and reweighed my 2006 Dodge 2500 CTD 4x4 long bed with tailgate off,full tank of diesel, myself at 185 pounds, my 4 year old granddaughter:) who weighs 36 pounds, booster seat 3 pounds, happijac tiedowns, emergency road kit in back seat and truck weighed at CAT scale at 7340 lbs.
Today I went and got the camper from storage and loaded it up and went to weigh the combo again. Truck, myself, and camper, no grandaughter:( weighed 10,400 with camper dry. Fridge empty, Fresh water tank empty, 1 gallon in gray and black of water/antifreeze, 2 full propane tanks, 2 12 volt Batteries. No TV
Here is the breakdown: Truck: Steer axle: 4500 lbs. Drive axle: 2840 lbs.
Truck/camper: Steer axle: 4680 lbs. Drive axle: 5720 lbs.
So if my figures are right the campers dry weight is 10,400 - 7340 = 3060...Minus granddaughter weight of 36 equals 3024 lbs. Look right??
โMay-10-2013 07:10 PM
โMay-10-2013 05:53 PM
โMay-10-2013 04:23 PM