I had my trailer weighed when I took it to get it "serviced" after I bought it.... They charged me $40 and I got total weight (1536 loaded with my normal travel gear), the tounge weight (off the top of my head, I think it was 121), and they had even broken it down by left and right side weights.... If you have the $40 you might want to think about going to your local rv service center...
On a funny note, I was on my way to Oklahoma, and getting into Kansas there were scales upon entering the state- it asked for all semis, rv, and travel trailers to enter... The guy at the booth just looked at me, laughed, and waved me through...
Janet
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--- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <clkelley564@...> wrote:
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> The two times I have been to a commercial scale, I had to go in and tell them I wanted to be weighed. The button was too high for me to reach from the ground. But I had pretty much the same experience, except that I had the tow vehicle on one pad and the camper on the other pad. I did disconnect so I could get the total weight for my camper. I have not gotten a separate tounge weight yet. I drove on, disconnected. Went inside and asked for a weight, then got my printout and went back out and reconnected and left.
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> Carol
>
> --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Geo 100" <yinyumyang@> wrote:
> >
> > Nancy,
> > it is painless. drive onto the scale with tow vehicle on front pad and trailer on second pad (there are three pads for the big rigs), get out of tow vehicle (the button to call the clerk is located high for the truckers), push button to call clerk, he will activate scale, drive off to park and go inside to get your ticket.
> > I would not unhook the trailer, just get a quick weight. the ticket will say front or steering axel (tow vehicle), drive axel (trailer). go home and do the tounge weight on a bath scale as described earlier. add the trailer weight to the tounge weight and you have the gross trailer weight.
> > the clerk at the truck stop does not care about your trailer, most likely he cannot see it in his camera - they are aimed for the 18 wheelers.
> >
> > Geo
> > 100
> >
> > --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "NancyM" <heynanc@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi there, experienced TAB/TADA owners,
> > >
> > > Is there anyone who can explain the basics/courtesies of having oneself weighed at a commercial scale place?
> > >
> > > Everyone is new once, but I'd like to at least have had it described before I go try it. God knows I'll be laughed at any way I slice it with Malibu Barbie Camper, but I want to know what I actually weigh when I'm loaded up.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > nancy
> > > Malibu Barbie Camper 4485
> > >
> >
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