doodle
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Hi. We are in eastern Massachusetts. Can anyone recommend a place that has a scale where we can get corner weights on our coach? TIA!
blw2 said:i don't know your area, but you might have luck on a Cat scale. I never was able to do it, until I discovered the app on my smart phone. With it, you don't have to talk to the weighmaster at all... you know, the one that will get confused if you ask about it. You even pay through the app so you don't even have to get out.
So all the ones I've seen have the sign posts too close to safely get off on one side, but I found, at least on the one near me, that I could put my drive axle on the trailer pad with my steer axle on the drive axle pad.
launch the app before pulling on for a "normal" weigh, then circle around and select re-weigh...but this time pull half on like that...then it's just a little math.
As I understand it some of them don't want you to drive half on like that, but I asked at some point and they didn't even understand...they didn't mind
it's put out by Cat Scaledoodle said:Brad, what?s the name of the app? This is a very interesting way to ?trick? the system. I like it!
stripit said:Side stepping a drive on scale will not normally give repeatable results. Those scales are platform and need a vehicle to drive on straight. You might contact the local police Dept and ask if they have a DOT officer that weights the semi trucks out on the highway with protable scales. They normally will weigh a motorhome or travel trailer if asked and they have time and room. Worth asking. Oh yea, it would be no charge too.
stripit said:Side stepping a drive on scale will not normally give repeatable results. Those scales are platform and need a vehicle to drive on straight. You might contact the local police Dept and ask if they have a DOT officer that weights the semi trucks out on the highway with protable scales. They normally will weigh a motorhome or travel trailer if asked and they have time and room. Worth asking. Oh yea, it would be no charge too.
doodle said:Hi. We are in eastern Massachusetts. Can anyone recommend a place that has a scale where we can get corner weights on our coach? TIA!
jymbee said:Search for "scrap metal eastern massachusetts" and you should find a number of scrap metal yards in your area. They use the scales there to determine value of the metal loads they receive. I've used a scrap metal yard near us to weigh both our coach and our passenger van. Ten bucks for the coach with a certificate and no charge for the van.
Mile High said:I don't think you will find an accurate scrap yard scale out here. They tend to lean towards the "profit" side
Most are inspected by the Standards Division (Agriculture) because they are for profit, not taxes like the DOT. The industry overall just has a notorious reputation for rigging the scales to their advantage.Rene T said:Would they be controlled by the DOT and be checked every so often. I don't know but just asking.
Rene T said:Would they be controlled by the DOT and be checked every so often. I don't know but just asking.
stripit said:Side stepping a drive on scale will not normally give repeatable results. Those scales are platform and need a vehicle to drive on straight. ....