Got weighed while loaded this weekend. 2 adults 1 child (which I've come to the conclusion adds more associated weight than an adult!) and we were loaded coming back from a 1 month outing, full fresh water tank.
There is a full-timer from Arizona who weighs vehicles by using portable scales.
You drive an axle onto a pair of scales and keep going until you have TV and Trailer weights and pin weight.
When you have the weights he gives you a spreadsheet with the numbers and lets you know how safe you are.
Gary N Christensen
F 350 Diesel
Grand Junction 35TMS
TV - 2006 Dodge QuadCab 3500 4x4, SRW, LWB, Airlift bags, PacBrake. Real scaled weight with full fuel, hitch, DH-DW and misc. gear and trailer connected = 11,520lbs.
5ver – Dutchmen Victory Lane TH, 38.5ft, disk brakes, 16,400lbs with 1 Harley in garage.
Normal running TV & TH GCW weight is around 24,500 lbs, TV GCWR is 23,000lbs
Real Pin Weight= 3720 lbs
2005 Dutchmen 35SRV, Pergo floor, 5th Airborne, JT Strong Arm, Kodiak Disk Brakes, Backup camera
2006 Dodge CTD RAM QC 3500 LWB 4WD, Reese 16k, Airlift, Pacbrake, Britebox, 60g aux fuel tank
04 HD Ultra, CanAM 400MAX Quad
This is really stupid-we bought a 2007 2500HD Silverado Duramax diesel, we also bought a 2008 Grand Junction-specification says: unloaded vehicle weight: 12,246
dry hitch weight: 2,472
gross vehicle weight: 15,500
question: what and why do you have to weight the axel and how do you do it? I carry very little in 5th to avoid extra weight.
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