coal_burner
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Only half of the wheels weight was being applied to the scale because of the type of lever I was using.Wouldn't that be 295 +295 +130 =720 lbs?
I had a large brick at one end of the lever as a fulcrum, and my scale at the other end of the 2x6 lever 4ft away.
I the middle of the board was the tire pushing down. 50% of the tire weight was transferred to the ground through the brick, while the other half went through the scale, that's why I had to multiply by 2.
I learned that trick from another guy who was sharing his build log for a teardrop many years ago.
