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mjlrpod
Senior Member Joined: 27 Sep 2016 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 1215 |
Topic: BetterWeigh Mobile Tongue Weight and Payload Scale Posted: 15 Jan 2021 at 9:12am |
I just got mine delivered on thursday the 14th. It's a very nice unit. Can't wait till spring to start using it. |
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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
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BMJ
Newbie Joined: 25 May 2020 Location: Virginia Online Status: Offline Posts: 24 |
Posted: 15 Jan 2021 at 7:18am |
I apologize if I’m posting this inquiry incorrectly... I’m still a fledgling in trying to negotiate questions in this forum with an iPhone.
My inquiry is that I have a 195... the weight of our tote tank is about 40lbs... it’s designed for transport on the rear ladder... has anyone had any weight difficulties in securing it the back ladder while bouncing down the road?... Thanks |
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geewizard
Senior Member Joined: 16 Apr 2017 Location: Spokane Online Status: Offline Posts: 347 |
Posted: 12 Jan 2021 at 9:12am |
I went with this one: http://www.etrailer.com/Tools/etrailer/e99044.html Thanks all for the discussion.
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2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 8:42am |
Yes, I jacked up each side with a floor jack, then slowly lowered it down onto the Sherline. The bad thing is that it's a little hard to see under there.
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Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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pedwards2932
Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 333 |
Posted: 10 Jan 2021 at 9:07pm |
Interesting....how did you do each wheel? Hydraulic jack?
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
Posted: 10 Jan 2021 at 2:33pm |
I've used the Sherline to weight the whole trailer, first tongue, then at each wheel. It was pretty close to what I got at the CAT scale. I wouldn't trust it if you're right at the limit of the trailer's gross weight capacity, but if you are under, it's plenty accurate.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 10 Jan 2021 at 12:42pm |
I guess if you are right at your tow vehicle tongue weight limit then you might need to weigh the tongue every time, but I’ve only weighed mine once or twice. Once you have your loading settled you will know the range the trailer and tongue weights will be in and you shouldn’t have to weigh again unless you make a major change. By far the biggest variable is whether and how much water you have in your tanks, water is heavy, a full 30 gallon rpod water tank weighs 250 lbs.
If you do make a major change and don’t want to re-weigh you can easily calculate the change to tongue weight from adding or subtracting a load. Think of the trailer as a teeter totter rotating around it’s axle. This is the same method pilots use when calculating weight and balance in airplanes so it’s safe and accurate. Change in tongue weight = (distance from weight to trailer axle x change in weight)/distance from tongue to axle). Add to tongue weight for loads added in front of the axle and subtract from tongue weight when removing loads in front of the axle. Do the reverse for loads behind the axle (subtract from tongue weight when adding and add to tongue weight when removing). |
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mjlrpod
Senior Member Joined: 27 Sep 2016 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 1215 |
Posted: 10 Jan 2021 at 10:47am |
I ordered the one I had mentioned earlier (and below) from E Trailer. I wanted to make sure there was no sudden rush in the spring. Using the scales at a truck stop might work, especially if you want to know total weights. But for tongue weight, you have to go everytime you load, unless you keep everything the exact same, which seems unlikely. I think if you can put the scale under it as you load up, it's a much easier way to do it. The sherline looks good, but I trust E-Trailer more than Amazon.
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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
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pedwards2932
Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 333 |
Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 2:40pm |
I have the Sherline; Amazon.com: Sherline LM 2000 - Trailer Tongue Weight Scale 2000lb: Home Improvement
The CAT scale is great to make sure you are in specs. The Sherline helps when I am balancing for tongue weight because I have to be at 350 lbs because of my hitch rating. I can't recommend the BetterWeigh just not accurate enough.
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 9:16am |
Why not just go through a scale twice? Once with the trailer, once without. Remove tension on the wdh if you have one. On the first weighing, get the tow vehicle weight, then the whole rig. On the second weighing, get the tow vehicle by itself. You’re using a calibrated scale that you can trust is accurate. Might even get it done for free at your county waste transfer station.
Tongue weight = tv with trailer - tv without. Trailer weight = total eight with trailer - tv without. You need that total rig weight anyway to confirm your GCVWR is within specs. |
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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