Weight, wait? What?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by bonder45, Feb 26, 2020.

  1. bonder45

    bonder45 Road Train Member

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    I’m not new but new to this.

    In my 15 years of driving I’ve never had to deal with scales or getting weighed. Now that I’ve moved to North Dakota I seem to cross one daily!

    I have a few questions that need some clarification!

    I weighed myself yesterday and this is what I got:
    Front - 13,900
    Truck rear - 19,600
    Trailer group - 11,600

    With that being said is my full unit 45,100lbs empty ( if I were to put it all on a scaled all together ?? )
     
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  3. bonder45

    bonder45 Road Train Member

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    Secondary question.

    I weighed myself loaded. Weights as followed.

    Front - 13,360
    Rear Truck - 41,700
    Trailer - 39,400

    Add those up and I’m at 94,500.

    If I subtract loaded from empty that gives me 49,400lbs. Would that be accurately what I’ve loaded? ( for example let’s say I loaded 10 things - 49,400/10= 4940 per piece )

    Thoughts? Does this make sense or am I just being crazy.
     
  4. Grumppy

    Grumppy Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I gotta ask.

    1) what kind of rig are you driving? Truck & trailer.

    2) are you weighing at a certified scale or are you weighing at Jim Bobs scale at his grandpa's house?

    I mean, generally speaking, neither of your two threads discussing your weights & weight tickets make any sense. I'm not saying they aren't true... just saying, generally speaking, nothing is ordinary. There's more to this than just normal situation here. We need more info on this.
     
  5. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    IIRC he runs a heavy spec tridrive with a tridem tank, so weights are gonna be more than your typical 5 axle rig.


    To OP: I would say yes, if you add up each axle group, that would be your gross weight.
     
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  6. not4hire

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    Yes, that's your tractor and trailer tare. Your tractor is heavy because it's a tri-drive.

    If you are weighing each axle separately you can sometimes come up with a figure slightly different from a platform scale that weighs the entire unit at once. This can be due to the approach and/or departure not being perfectly flat and applying or removing some force from the weighed axle(s).
     
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  7. not4hire

    not4hire Road Train Member

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    Yes, if you got your gozintas/gozoutas* correct (gross minus tare), then your load is as you figured.

    *Gozintas: 2 gozinta 4, 4 gozinta 8...
     
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  8. OLDSKOOLERnWV

    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    94,500 - 45,100 = 49,400. So yes the load itself is 49,400....
     
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    201 Road Train Member

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    Looks like with that rig, you'll still be going around the scales. IDK, sounds like a pretty hefty empty weight. Years ago, I seem to remember 40K for a large car and reefer. You had a hard time with 40K in the box. Even the vans I pulled, 46K was the limit. If you have air ride, I strongly suggest a drive axle pressure gauge.
     
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  10. bonder45

    bonder45 Road Train Member

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    I’m weighing myself at the scale house where the DOT agents sit.

    This is my truck and the current trailer I’m using.
     
  11. Grumppy

    Grumppy Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    OK great... thanks. all makes sense now.
     
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