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Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-21-2013, 09:27 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
The rise is due to the action of the WD spring...

The rise is due to the action of the WD spring bars, prying up in the tug's rear and thus transferring load off of the rear axle (so it rises) and onto the tug's front axle and the trailer's axle....
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-14-2013, 08:53 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
tawo333: A bathroom scale can be used... many...

tawo333:
A bathroom scale can be used... many of us have done it this way. If you have a trailer with as much tongue weight as a 19', or a 17' with dual batteries on the tongue, the weight will be...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-14-2013, 01:00 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
Yes. You know highway scales are free in B.C.,...

Yes.
You know highway scales are free in B.C., right?
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-13-2013, 03:43 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
Since the single-axle trailer is sitting on a...

Since the single-axle trailer is sitting on a wheel which rotates on a hub when the trailer is tilted (not a leg extending to the ground at the tire contact point, and nothing to do with the frame...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-12-2013, 08:26 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
Kidding, right? It can be hard to tell with some...

Kidding, right? It can be hard to tell with some people...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-12-2013, 08:24 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
As an aside, I think it's interesting that Glenn...

As an aside, I think it's interesting that Glenn is using a hydraulic jack to support a hydraulic scale. Plug that scale's pressure gauge into the jack, ditch the scale, and you would have the same...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-12-2013, 08:20 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
Yes. That's what I tried to explain in post #49...

Yes. That's what I tried to explain in post #49 (https://www.escapeforum.org/forums/f10/tongue-weight-how-to-measure-1395-5.html#post23512).
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-12-2013, 08:14 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
Yes. The WDH doesn't change the tongue weight,...

Yes. The WDH doesn't change the tongue weight, and the as-towed configuration is level so a weight when level is the as-towed weight.
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-12-2013, 08:47 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
So use level ground and eliminate most of the...

So use level ground and eliminate most of the complication. Measure the height at the very front (the coupler) before unhitching, measure the weight at the coupler (not some other point that needs...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-12-2013, 08:38 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
The shift is due to the tongue being up relative...

The shift is due to the tongue being up relative to the rest of the trailer. Glenn (gbaglo) has the tongue level with the trailer (with the assistance of his ammo box, but any combination of scale...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-12-2013, 08:27 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
I agree that truck scale error in tongue weight...

I agree that truck scale error in tongue weight may not be a big deal, but in my case 40 pounds is 13% of my tongue weight... it's all relative.


Trick question: the answer is "it doesn't", if
...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-11-2013, 11:34 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
Truck scales

Truck scales are great for getting all of the axle loads and total trailer weight, as others have described. The even work to get tongue weight, but they are not very good for that. They are...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-11-2013, 11:22 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
Level

The ground where you are measuring the the tongue weight needs to be level. If the whole rig is tipped back by pointing uphill, the tongue weight will be lower (just as it really is when climbing a...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 03-11-2013, 10:51 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 26,430
Posted By Brian B-P
Hydraulic tongue weight scales

The Sherline scale is a good design for the purpose, and if you don't mind sending a hundred bucks or so to them, I suggest buying one - it seems like a fair price for an effective and specialized...
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