bigdaddy51200 wrote:

All right I have never got the weights of a trailer before . But I just
bought a 2011 Sierra 356RL Forest River says the dry weight is 11,118
pounds with hitch at 2,154 , & GVWR 14,154 . I can't find the specs for my 2001 F250 V10 with a 15k Reece hitch with max pin weight of 3,000.

So what is the proper method for getting the weights on a CAT Scale ??

gkerlin wrote:




You want to weigh the Ford first. Preferably in your travel configuration. Full Fuel, Mama, the dogs etc. Put one axle on each scale platform. When you run up on the scale you will see how to do it. Most scales are 3 separate scales. There is a button to call inside to tell them to weigh you. They will ask for your trailer number - I just tell them "private vehicle"

Then run back across the scale with the trailer attached. Put each of the Fords axles on a separate platform and the trailer axle on the 3rd by itself.


That is the simple way. Some folks might say to do the same thing but only one side of the trailer on the scale at a time so that you can weigh the port and starboard (whoops I mean right and left) sides. Many scales are situated so that this is impossible. If you at least do it the simple way that I suggested you can then figure out your pin or tongue weight, your trucks weight etc. You can also run the trailer axles onto different platforms so as to get the separate axle weights but I also think this is overkill.

Hope this helps