[Dick]

I weighed our coach on the CAT Scale at the new Love’s Truck Stock just south of Sheboygan, WI with an empty holding tank, full of cold water, and just after I filled up the diesel using the PC fuel discount card.

I don’t recall having to move the coach to get individual AXLE weights. Had to unhook the toad as I recalled.

The wheel lifts which give you individual weights that Jeff Rowe has at ETLC are pretty slick. But they have limitations too. If one lift is higher a fraction of an inch higher than others, the weight of that wheel should be higher. A windy day with the big doors open, impacts the weights. If Buddy climbed into the coach for a nap before they lifted it, it would be a little heavier on his favorite side.

Don’t over think this. The only way you’re going to get really accurate weights is in a hanger or shop, all doors and windows closed, fans off for five minutes, a scale under each tire, and a perfectly level floor (less than 1/16″ slope over 50 feet).

As Jon said, think about what weight you move from the fresh water tank on one side of the coach to holding tank(s) on the other side. Weigh the coach at the Cat Scale, look at the weight/pressure chart for your tires and round up accordingly.

If you haul race car engines/transmissions/Ford 9″ gear sets, a golf cart, a Cricket or two, lots of beer, and other heavy stuff in the bays … you’ll need to reweigh or do a weight and balance calculation to be precise.

[Doug]

Thank you ALL for your replies – So much to learn!

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Just remembered, if you go on a Cat scale backwards, you don’t have to unhook the toad, it sits on the ground off the scale and the front half of the towbar resting on the hitch does not amount to much.

Not trying to start a feud over frontwards vs backwards just commenting . . .