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I bought the Better Weigh scale a few months back and I wasn't sure if I could trust the weights. So today I went to a local feed store that has a public scale and had my trailer and truck weighed. I was on my way to the campground so I figured this was the best time. I didn't ask for individual axle weights bit I got the basics. Truck weight, tongue weight and combined weight. They normally charge $5 but he didn't even charge me that. This isn't a cat scale but it's accurate enough.
So the weights are
Truck 5720 without me. (5350 curb weight)
Tongue 1160
Combined 13320
Trailer 7600
So I'm at my GVW without me in it. It had a full tank of gas at that time. So I'm over a couple hundred pounds with me in it. I could leave a few things home or put my cooler in the trailer. I'm not to worried about that weight, I just have to watch it. Maybe lighten the the front of the trailer. It's a rear kitchen so that helps the tongue.
On some measurements the scale app I bought was pretty close. (Tongue weight and truck weight). On the combined weight it was over by 1000lbs. Before I weighed it, I guessed based on dry weight and what we put in it it weighed low to mid 7k and I was pretty close. I thought 8500 was heavy.
To be honest I was surprised that a 650lb dry tongue weight turned into 1160 so fast.
I finally have some solid numbers.
So the weights are
Truck 5720 without me. (5350 curb weight)
Tongue 1160
Combined 13320
Trailer 7600
So I'm at my GVW without me in it. It had a full tank of gas at that time. So I'm over a couple hundred pounds with me in it. I could leave a few things home or put my cooler in the trailer. I'm not to worried about that weight, I just have to watch it. Maybe lighten the the front of the trailer. It's a rear kitchen so that helps the tongue.
On some measurements the scale app I bought was pretty close. (Tongue weight and truck weight). On the combined weight it was over by 1000lbs. Before I weighed it, I guessed based on dry weight and what we put in it it weighed low to mid 7k and I was pretty close. I thought 8500 was heavy.
To be honest I was surprised that a 650lb dry tongue weight turned into 1160 so fast.
I finally have some solid numbers.