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Driving & Safety
2004 • LaPalma
Scales:
Certified public scales are located in a variety of places such as moving
and storage lots, farm suppliers with grain elevators, gravel pits, recycling
companies and large commercial truck stops.
If you are not aware of a nearby public scale, check the local area
telephone book yellow pages under "scales-public" section or "weighers."
A nominal fee will be charged, but this is money wisely spent.
Weight scale types and weighing methods determine the procedure
used to calculate proper tire inflation pressure and axle loading. There are
several types of scales in use today. A platform scale will allow the entire
motorhome to fit on the scale, which will read the
GVW
with only one
scale recording required. A segmented platform scale is designed to weigh
only one axle at a time, which may require two or three scale readings to
determine the
GAW
or
GVW
total. A single axle scale enables one axle at
a time. Some scales will read only one wheel position at a time due their
physical size. Several scale readings may be required to determine the
GAW
or
GVW
total. Each wheel position will require weighing. This is referred
to as a four corner or four point weigh. This type of weighing procedure
will accurately determine what the correct tire inflation pressure should be.
Depending on the type of scale being used, several different scale readings
may be required.
NOTE: The most accurate method to determine proper tire
pressure is a four-corner or four point weigh. Each wheel
position must be weighed independently. Weighing the
entire axle will not accurately determine the total weight
carried by that wheel position. When calculating the drive
axle dual tire pressure using a independent corner weigh
method, divide the total weight by two to determine the
weight carried by each tire. Each wheel position must be
weighed and recorded.
During weighing, the scales as well as the motorhome must be as level
as possible to obtain an accurate scale reading. Even though an axle or side
is not physically on the scale, a definite lean in the motorhome will produce
inaccurate scale readings.
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