I scaled the truck today

[jasin1]

Originally Posted by rhagfo

No what I was saying was that the weight slip shows a TV within axle and GVWR. The kicker is that it appears that the trailer is empty based on axle and assumed pin weight. Unless OP has a large toy loaded in the garage he is only a couple hundred pounds under his GVWR.
The OP really needs a DRW.

I know Russ..I was just making a corny joke… you mistyped Barley instead of barely..just havin a little fun with Dad jokes

[rhagfo]

Originally Posted by jasin1

I know Russ..I was just making a corny joke… you mistyped Barley instead of barely..just havin a little fun with Dad jokes

Darn autocorrect!

[xrated]

Originally Posted by rhagfo

Darn autocorrect!

WARNING..........This is a joke about "autocorrect"

Did you know that the man that invented the software for autocorrect just recently passed away?

May he Restaurant in Peace!.......RIP

[bigdave_185]

Ok clear skys and I went and weighed the truck only.


With out trailer
Steer: 4940
Drive: 3400 (with an acetylene bottle)
Over all: 8340

With trailer
Steer: 4960
Drive: 6220
Trailer: 10260
Overall: 21440

[rhagfo]

Originally Posted by bigdave_185

Ok clear skys and I went and weighed the truck only.
Attachment 37050

With out trailer
Steer: 4940
Drive: 3400 (with an acetylene bottle)
Over all: 8340

With trailer
Steer: 4960
Drive: 6220
Trailer: 10260
Overall: 21440

So your pin weight is 2,840, axles 10,260 so 13,100# total Tralier GVW.
You currently weigh 11,180# with trailer attached leaving 320# for passengers and stuff. Newer SRW one tons come with GVWR of about 12,300# and payloads of about 4,200#.

[Dan Lockwood]

Originally Posted by xrated

WARNING..........This is a joke about "autocorrect"

Did you know that the man that invented the software for autocorrect just recently passed away?

May he Restaurant in Peace!.......RIP

Or:

Did you know that the man that invented the software for autocorrect just recently passed away?

His funnel is tomato...

[bsmith0404]

Originally Posted by bigdave_185

I do understand these toy hauler trailers are way tongue heavy with zero load in the garage, it rained here so TV is in garage until further notice,

Actually, you won’t notice much difference in pin weight even if you load the garage heavy. Yes, there is a teeter totter effect, but as you add axles, it’s diminishes. A single axle trailer will have a full offset, every pound in the rear, offsets the front. Double axle, has less because the axles absorb some of the weight, when you get to a triple axle, every pound added to either end has very little effect on the other.

[bigdave_185]

Originally Posted by bsmith0404

Actually, you won’t notice much difference in pin weight even if you load the garage heavy. Yes, there is a teeter totter effect, but as you add axles, it’s diminishes. A single axle trailer will have a full offset, every pound in the rear, offsets the front. Double axle, has less because the axles absorb some of the weight, when you get to a triple axle, every pound added to either end has very little effect on the other.

This is my scale ticket on our last trip a few weeks ago, I’m over it, I ordered a new dually and won’t run my personal truck on a scale again.

Also sold that garbage Anderson hitch, what a joke of a product

[roadglide]

Originally Posted by CaelHopkins

It is better to settle all legal difficulties as soon as possible because you may have problems with state inspections because of it. I used to have no idea how difficult it was to solve all the legal issues.

Cael you just popped in and start fear mongering , that’s a terrible way and rude to start out as a new member . New members add a CP information and stop your trolling.

[bsmith0404]

Originally Posted by roadglide

Cael you just popped in and start fear mongering , that’s a terrible way and rude to start out as a new member . New members add a CP information and stop your trolling.

Good job jumping on him. Has to be a troll and they need to block him. Personally I ignored his post because it didn’t make any sense anyway.

[bsmith0404]

Originally Posted by bigdave_185

Attachment 39989
This is my scale ticket on our last trip a few weeks ago, I’m over it, I ordered a new dually and won’t run my personal truck on a scale again.

Also sold that garbage Anderson hitch, what a joke of a product

Actually looks like you’re within specs for everything with your truck. It’s hard to read some of the door stickers and weight tickets on my phone, but from what I could see it looked good. Since you already ordered your new truck today, it doesn’t matter anymore. I’m actually surprised your truck squats as bad as it did with only 2800 lbs on the pin. What year is that? I agree on the Andersen, got rid of mine 3 years ago. People like them though, to each their own.

[bigdave_185]

It was a 2017 3500hd Silverado, pending which photo you looked at I may not have had the air bags Aired up at all. It sagged a good bit.

The rear axle was good for 7000 and with the trailer it was a little over 6000 it was close enough. I’d rather no longer be restricted to weight. So with a dually I’ll run out of space to pack crap before I hit the max capacity lol

[bsmith0404]

Shouldn’t have needed air bags with a 3500 and 2800 lb pin weight. Here’s mine, same truck (2019 instead of 2017), same pin weight, but level not sagging.

[rhagfo]

Originally Posted by bsmith0404

Shouldn’t have needed air bags with a 3500 and 2800 lb pin weight. Here’s mine, same truck (2019 instead of 2017), same pin weight, but level not sagging.

Heck, here is a picture of our previous 2001 Ram 2500 with a 8,800# GVWR scaled at 10,500# with a 2,800 pin and tool box in the bed. Axle rated at 6,084# and scaled at about 5,800#. No bags, just factory Camper package.



This is our current 2016 Ram 3500 DRW with the same trailer.

[bigdave_185]

Obviously Therese is some differences which I can’t explain and non of them matter, what and why? Meh

[bsmith0404]

I’m surprised the 2500 ram did that well with the coil springs. The leaf springs tend to be about the same because they’ll squat down until they hit the helper springs, that’s the way they’re designed to work.

[bigdave_185]

With bags in the one picture.

[rhagfo]

Originally Posted by bsmith0404

I’m surprised the 2500 ram did that well with the coil springs. The leaf springs tend to be about the same because they’ll squat down until they hit the helper springs, that’s the way they’re designed to work.

If you are referring to the 2001 Ram 2500 I posted it has leaf spring, as did all Ram 2500’s until 2014 I believe.
Ours also had the Camper Package which added the 3500 rear springs, but didn’t change the GVWR an ounce!

[bsmith0404]

Originally Posted by rhagfo

If you are referring to the 2001 Ram 2500 I posted it has leaf spring, as did all Ram 2500’s until 2014 I believe.
Ours also had the Camper Package which added the 3500 rear springs, but didn’t change the GVWR an ounce!

That makes sense. I don’t know all the particulars on Dodge and when they did what to them.

[army1rob]

It looks like the dually is squatting more from the pics. Maybe just angle but the 5th wheel is also smaller than the Ford or GMC. Maybe newer trucks with better suspensions? I know most of the newer trucks are rated higher than trucks 5 or 6 year ago. The new 3500 SRW 8’ beds are all rated around 4500lb payload CC. That’s close to the older dually.