Jan-06-2019 03:22 PM
Jan-29-2019 07:50 PM
Jan-29-2019 07:44 PM
frisbeekev wrote:
This is a silly question I am sure, but here it goes. I know you can weigh your rig at a truck stop on their scales. I was wondering if you can use those random truck scales on the side of the highway or do they frown upon that? Also would It get me the weights i want (tongue weight, trailer weight, truck weight, and combined weight. I know (at least near me) the state police sometimes search vehicles there, which would be a pain. That is all I have near me though and I want to get the weights of my unit. Thanks
Jan-28-2019 10:18 AM
gmw photos wrote:
If you have a local scrap metal recycler, they likely have a scale you drive across. Call them and ask. They might let you weigh for free, or perhaps a few dollars.
For those curious about tongue weights, it's a little pricey, but I have a Sherline scale. I bought it because I have multiple trailers that get set up and towed by various trucks at different times, so I felt it was worth the money to have it on hand.
Jan-28-2019 08:30 AM
Jan-24-2019 02:29 PM
Jan-24-2019 01:18 PM
mobeewan wrote:
There is a local business that sells dirt, sand, gravel, stone, pavers and landscaping materials retail and commercially that have weighed my vehicles and trailers for me for free over the years. Usually I have stopped in when they were not real busy and asked if they could weigh and if they charged.
Jan-22-2019 07:21 AM
drsteve wrote:rbpru wrote:
The debated comes down to the tongue weight your hitch carries.
Without the WD the full weight of the hitch is on the ball and the rear springs compress.
With the WD hitch some of the weight is transferred from the ball reducing the rear spring compression and reducing the axel weight and increasing the front axel and trailer axle weights.
Either a person believes it or does not. It may make for an interesting discussion but it has little impact on the overall RV community.
A WD hitch does not remove load from the hitch ball. It transfers load from the rear axle to the front axle, but that load is NOT the tongue load. Tongue weight is still right there, on the hitch ball. Ad I said above tongue weight could be zero, and the WD hitch would still move load to the front axle and the TT axles.
Read the sticky. It explains it all.
Jan-22-2019 05:17 AM
Jan-21-2019 07:29 PM
Jan-10-2019 04:08 PM
drsteve wrote:rbpru wrote:
The debated comes down to the tongue weight your hitch carries.
Without the WD the full weight of the hitch is on the ball and the rear springs compress.
With the WD hitch some of the weight is transferred from the ball reducing the rear spring compression and reducing the axel weight and increasing the front axel and trailer axle weights.
Either a person believes it or does not. It may make for an interesting discussion but it has little impact on the overall RV community.
A WD hitch does not remove load from the hitch ball. It transfers load from the rear axle to the front axle, but that load is NOT the tongue load. Tongue weight is still right there, on the hitch ball. Ad I said above tongue weight could be zero, and the WD hitch would still move load to the front axle and the TT axles.
Read the sticky. It explains it all.
Jan-10-2019 07:51 AM
rbpru wrote:
The debated comes down to the tongue weight your hitch carries.
Without the WD the full weight of the hitch is on the ball and the rear springs compress.
With the WD hitch some of the weight is transferred from the ball reducing the rear spring compression and reducing the axel weight and increasing the front axel and trailer axle weights.
Either a person believes it or does not. It may make for an interesting discussion but it has little impact on the overall RV community.
Jan-10-2019 06:57 AM
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