Results of Weighing - Surprising or Not?

[itat]

There are lots of threads about weights any many members who have never actually had their setup to a set of scales to see what everything really weighs.

This pole is not about whether or not you were overweight on either the TV or your trailer, but whether or not what you thought before weighing was actually close to reality.

EDIT: I'll qualify this to say this is for the FIRST TIME YOU WEIGHED.

[wahoonc]

I have a pretty good idea what my bride stashes in the RV... usually.

I have access to a set of race car scales so I can weigh each wheel. I started doing it back around 2000 with my Coleman Niagara popup. It can be a real eye opener. At least the RV industry has gotten a bit better with the yellow stickers they put on the units, they are a lot closer to reality than the old guestimates. I weigh my units pretty regularly and I am usually within 200# of my best guess.

Aaron

[Phenom]

I came in pretty close. I guessed 6500 on the TT(guessing with math). I weighed in at 6800. I knew I'd be close on the TV. At weigh in, I had 40lbs to spare. I had weighed the TV with just me and a full tank previously so I did have a starting point with that.

[fx2]

I had guessed at 9,000 lbs and was actually 8,038. Dry weight per yellow sticker is 7,294.

[asquared]

My old TT was higher than I thought. The fiver was close to estimates but that was because I knew how much we added to our old tt.

[DDC]

I have never been on a scale, and if I had and was over I certainly would not put it in writing.

[itat]

Originally Posted by DDC

I have never been on a scale, and if I had and was over I certainly would not put it in writing.

DDC, anybody can vote anonymously without adding a post.

[bob caldwell]

Truck, trailer loaded 17,000 total

[Linnemj]

We had our first weigh at the FROG rally last year. They do a great job! I was surprized that my truck alone was slightly over but the toy hauler was well below maximum.

[Blackhat6mike]

These are my numbers when leaving for the FL Keys. I'm a Silverado 2500HD Duramax/Allison towing a 34' Aviator with a 50 gallon aux fuel tank/toolbox, 80 lb outboard motor in bed and my DW and I.
I'm well under all the parameters. The Aviator has a CCC of 3,322 lbs per the sticker, which I'm nowhere near. I only carry 6 gallons of water when traveling.

[hotheadbilly]

2014 Sliverado Crew Cab rated at 7000lbs max trailer weight
2016 26DBH Grey Wolf loaded 6400lbs
Both truck and trailer loaded weighted in at 13600 lbs.
Truck and trailer together max combine weight should be 12000 lbs so yea am a lil over but what ever 100,000 mile power train warranty it is what it is
I have never had a problem with the truck pulling the trailer I just don't smash it climbing the hills and I don't hammer it on the freeways I just baby it and it does just fine next year were upgrading the the truck to a Duramax diesel 2017 3/4 ton.

[CWSWine]

This was the Crusader below hook to 2013 Chevy 2500HD Diesel. I traded from F350 to keep it within manufacture specs.

Gross Combined Weight 19600
Truck Weight (hitched) 10,960 GVWR 10,000 so over by 960 lbs
Truck Weight 8220
Camper Weight 11380
Pin Weight 2740 Payload on Yellow Tag 2475
My Rear Axle 5980 with Max of 6200
My Rear Tires Max was 6100 within 120 lbs of being over weight.

This was loaded for short weekend trip.

Crusader 315RST
Dry Weight on 5er 9,900
Dry Pin Weight 1950

Cost me a truck upgrade..... Yes I was surprised it was that heavy

[dahagen]

I weighed very near the maximum allowed, which I expected fully loaded.

[debandi]

We went on the scale at the TA in New Braunfels, TX on Valentines Day.
Truck weighed
Steer axle 3000
Drive axle 3380
camper only 4580lbs.
We don't carry much over 10 gallons of water and just a few groceries. There is usually a store close by where we are camping to get supplies if they are needed. We do carry clothing we will need.

[OldCoot]

Have never weighted individual truck or the trailer by itself. I do know the pin wt as I measured it with Sherline tongue gauge.

[itat]

Bump

[OldCoot]

To be perfectly honest, I don't know and really don't care. I can pull it and stop it and everything sits level.

[Davidg]

I would like to weigh my rig, but, believe it or not, there is no truck stop scale anywhere in central Louisiana. Next trip i'll see if there is a scale along the way.

[bob caldwell]

Truck stops, grain elevators.........should have said Pilot, Loves, T/A's

[Davidg]

Yep. I spend very little time on interstates. There might be a grain elevator around though. I'll ask around.