Thread: Tongue Weight
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Old 05-13-2020, 10:59 AM   #43
jadatis
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Originally Posted by flybouy View Post
Maybe they do math differently there but 100 lbs variance from a 1,000 lb. load is 10% So if the scale is 10% off in one direction means a 20% spread (+/- 10%). That's unacceptable for a "calibrated scale" in my book.
But on the lowest weight of 4600lbs ( drive axle without trailer ) 66 lbs is only 1.42% .

I would even bett that if a person of 150 lbs would stand on the same scale, it would give something between 100 and 200 lbs.
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