blw2
Well-known member
Since owning my MH, I have wanted to get side weights but have never been able. Cat scales always have posts with the intercom system too close to the side to pull off.
At a few different locations, I've asked the weighmaster when going in to pick up my weights at a couple different places, about getting side weights. They never know a solution, and honestly seemed a bit confused at the question.
So
I discovered that CAT Scales has a smartphone app. With that app, you can initiate and pay for weights, and get the results by email. It's even smart enough to know that I had just bought a weight and asked me if the second pass was a re-weigh so it only cost me the $2 for the second pass.
I was able to pull off far enough on the side with my drive axle on the trailer pad and the steer axle on the drive axle pad.
I was surprised and happy to see that my rear axle at least was very well balanced. Too heavy for the tires (and this without the bikes hanging on the back), but at least it was balanced within 20# of each other
My steer axle was 180# heavier on the curb side. I'm guessing that's the nearly full water tank that's on that side just a smidgen forward of mid coach. Surprising though since the passenger seat was empty and both me and the generator sit up front on the light side.
At a few different locations, I've asked the weighmaster when going in to pick up my weights at a couple different places, about getting side weights. They never know a solution, and honestly seemed a bit confused at the question.
So
I discovered that CAT Scales has a smartphone app. With that app, you can initiate and pay for weights, and get the results by email. It's even smart enough to know that I had just bought a weight and asked me if the second pass was a re-weigh so it only cost me the $2 for the second pass.
I was able to pull off far enough on the side with my drive axle on the trailer pad and the steer axle on the drive axle pad.
I was surprised and happy to see that my rear axle at least was very well balanced. Too heavy for the tires (and this without the bikes hanging on the back), but at least it was balanced within 20# of each other
My steer axle was 180# heavier on the curb side. I'm guessing that's the nearly full water tank that's on that side just a smidgen forward of mid coach. Surprising though since the passenger seat was empty and both me and the generator sit up front on the light side.