Fun with numbers

[f6bits]

Took the new TV to the scales after almost filling up the tank (the pump stopped me at $100…who knew?)

Here are the scale numbers with me and kid #2 and how much is left according to the door sticker.

⅞ Tank of Gas
Front: 3420 (330 free)
Rear: 2660 (1340 free)
Total: 6090 (1110 Free)

Based upon these numbers and the Tire sticker in the door, it appears that the 1297 lbs for occupants and cargo does not include a full tank of gas. In other words, Ford considers curb weight to include gas, which I think I’ve read somewhere.

[Festus2]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think curb weight is the weight of the vehicle including its standard features and a full tank of fuel. It does not include passengers or cargo or any other optional add-ons such as hitches, etc. All vehicle manufacturers, not just Ford, consider a full fuel tank as part of the curb weight.
Other weights such passengers, cargo, hitches, etc., are used in determining the GVW.

[f6bits]

Right. That’s what I was trying to say. With a full tank of gas, the scale showed available weight that matched the door sticker, minus my weight and another 50 lbs or so for the baby and two baby seats.

[Roberson4]

BTW. Just hang up the nozzel and run your card thru the pump again when it stops at $100 (or some stop at $75) then finish filling up.

[f6bits]

Thanks. I wasn’t sure if it’d let me, and I didn’t want some fraud alert tripping things up.

Originally Posted by Roberson4

BTW. Just hang up the nozzel and run your card thru the pump again when it stops at $100 (or some stop at $75) then finish filling up.

[allentx1]

I wish I did not know the pump stopped at $100... Did you weigh the trailer too? I am considering taking the RV about 20 miles away to get weighed at a Pilot, but I am nervous as to how "fast" I have to be. Do you actually unhook the RV from the truck? I hear about weighing each axle, etc... I'll search the forum.

[f6bits]

I didn’t have the trailer this time. New TV, so I wanted to weigh it “empty.” Maybe next week after a beach outing.

I weigh mine at a waste management place that has a public scale, so there’s no line to speak of. This one is a single platform scale, so I weigh in stages. They have a green light to signal me that the got the weight for each stage: Front axle, both axles, then rear axle, as I pull ahead in stages. When I had my trailer hooked up, it was the same method: front axle, both axles, then truck + trailer, then trailer only. Unhooking is pretty quick, then when I’m done, I just hitch the trailer and pull off and then hook up the WD so I’m not holding anybody up. That was about a five minute process. Truck only was a two minute process.

[hankaye]

allentx1, Howdy;

There are all types of bidnesses that utilize scales.
Those at truck stops will be divided into 3 sections
* front alex of tow vehical
* rear axel of tow vehical
* RV
Best to approach the fuel desk to ask how they will signal you they have the weight. Flasing light/horn/ arm waving from the door or window...

Gravel yards have scales as do some moving co's., Where I spent the winter there are alot of produce co's, that just about all have a scale. In your Yellow pages look for scales. In mine, and this in in the middle of nowhere Utah, I have 4 listed and 2 of those maintain scales for others like Norbest turkeys, just up the road... Look around you'll see more than you expected to see....

Happy scalein';

hankaye

[f6bits]

Where’s GCWR listed on the truck? I know what the documentation says, but my door stickers don’t show a GCWR and I was hoping to see it on some label with the VIN.

[jsmith948]

I found my truck's GCVWR in the trailer towing section of owners guide

[cumminsdad08]

funny how they don't figure a driver in the weight of the truck, cause weight really matters when the truck is sitting still, right, LOL. i know they can't figure the exact weight of a driver, but still they could take the avarage, on a high end.