Relay weights different on my truck?

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  1. stylez80Nine

    stylez80Nine Light Load Member

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    So I picked up a relay! I don’t know if it’s cuz I’m a newbie? the guy left me a cat scale ticket and on his ticket the weight is distributed correctly.


    • Steer axle 11780
    • Driver axle 33560
    • Trailer axle 32420
    When I weight it on my truck it weights as follow.


    • 11740
    • 34600
    • 31700

    So my question is HOW IN THERE HELL IS THIS POSSIBLE???????

    Sorry newbie question but I’ve weight it 3 times I’m bout to just reported as overweight cuz I can’t figure it out and don’t really see the point in sliding my 5th wheel I also though that maybe just maybe this guy gave me a wrong cat scale ticket some insight my help thanks in advance
     
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    What hole are the tandem set at? Hopefully they’re somewhere in the 3-7 range. I would slide them about 2 holes forward should get you under the 34000 tandem limit for the drives.
     
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    Is the trailer tandem all the way forward? If not slide it forward a couple holes.
     
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    Slid all the way forward
     
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    Edit pressed post by accident
     
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    All the way to the front can’t go no more
     
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    Difference in drive weights might be fuel. He might have been keeping his fuel level low near one quarter while you might have topped up your fuel.
     
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    How much fuel do you have? How far to the next scale house?
     
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    I’m thinking maybe just maybe I went on the scale wrong or maybe it was fault I’m trying at a different one if it does the same I’m done lol