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WEIGHING INSTRUCTIONS
Your recreation vehicle must be weighed fully loaded, that is, with passengers, food,
clothing, fuel, water, propane, supplies, etc. Any towed vehicle (car/pickup, boat or
trailer) or item loaded on brackets on the back of the recreation vehicle, such as bikes or
motorcycles, should also be included in the weighing.
There are three types of scales:
1. PLATFORM - This scale is long enough to weigh the
complete vehicle. The following steps are suggested:
a.
Pull onto the scale so that only the front axle is
on the platform (with the end of the scale mid-
way between the front and rear axles), and record
the scaled weight.
b.
Pull forward until the full unit is on the scale, and record the scaled weight.
c.
Pull forward so that only the rear axle is on the scale (again with the edge of the
scale midway between the front and drive axles), and record the scaled weight.
d.
If the recreation vehicle has a rear tag axle, pull forward so that only the tag
axle remains on the scale, and record the scaled weight.
If there is no towed vehicle, this weight will represent the actual weight on the
tag axle. To determine the actual load on the drive axle, subtract this value from
the recorded weight in step 1c. If there is a towed vehicle, proceed to step 1e to
obtain the “towed vehicle only” weight. Subtract that value from the value
above and then subtract that from the weight recorded in step 1c.
e.
If a boat, trailer or other vehicle is being towed, it should be weighed and
combined with the towing vehicle’s GVW to ensure the total weight does not
exceed the GCWR.
2. SEGMENTED PLATFORM - Platform scales with segmented sections can provide
individual axle weights and total vehicle weights simultaneously, when the vehicle
is positioned properly.
Position the vehicle on the scales so that each axle is centered as much as possible
on separate segments, and record the weight. Reposition the vehicle so that only one
side is on the scale, again centered on the segment as much as possible. Subtract the
weighed wheel positions from the total axle weights to determine the unweighed
wheel positions’ weights.
3. SINGLE AXLE - This scale weighs one axle at a time. Drive your front axle onto
the scale and stop long enough for the weight to be recorded. Pull vehicle forward
until the rear axle is on the scale. To obtain the gross vehicle weight, add the two
axle loads together. To obtain the individual wheel position weights, repeat this
process with only one side of the recreation vehicle on the scale.
Note:
Even though the weight of the total axle may be within the axle’s rating, it
may be overloaded on one side. This causes one wheel position to be overloaded.
Therefore, side-to-side weighing should also be done.
a.
To determine individual wheel position weights, it is necessary to repeat the
previous three steps (1a, 1b, and 1c), but this time, use only one side of the
scale.
b.
To calculate the opposite side of the vehicle wheel position weight, subtract
this side’s weights from the weights recorded in steps 1a, 1b, and 1c.
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