How to Weigh Teardrop at Home

[James (tinbender)]

Does anyone know how to weigh your tear at home maybe with home scales?

[SteveH]

I've weighed my tongue weight with bathroom scales, but I don't know how to weigh the whole thing because even one wheel at a time should be too heavy for the scales. They only go to 300 pounds.

[john]

Try puting one end of a 2x6 on the scale. Pull the trailer up the the "ramp" half way. The scale should read half the weight. If it is still too much pull the trailer a quarter up the "ramp". Multiply the result by 4. Worked for me.

john

[Ken]

It would be a lot cheaper to take the trailer to a junk yard, scrap metal reseller or most any truckline or state dps office and get info on where to get weighed. If you really want to do it yourself, estimate the weight, say 1500 lbs. Bathroom scales go up to 300 lbs, go to Wal-Mart and buy 6 scales, total capacity 1800 lbs. Now figure how to jack up the teardrop and keep it fairly level, slip the scales under at equally distributed points, place braces or legs between the teardrop and the scales, lower the tear drop down and add up the total scale weights, now jack the teardrop up, subtract the weight of the legs or braces you placed between frame the scales. Again, a lot cheaper and easier to go to the public scales.

[Mark Mckeeman]

Hi,

John's got the right idea. Just borrow a couple of scales so you have three. Make a block for one end of the 2x6 so the pressure is applied to the center of the scale. Make it easy and use a 4 foot board with a line accross it in the middle. With the center of the wheel on the two foot line multiply the scale readig by 2. Add up all three scale readings and you got it.

I've weighted aircraft with this same method. Worked for me .... I havn't crashed.....yet!

[DANL]

I just took mine to the local gravel/stone dealer and drove it onto the scale. Drive off, disconnect the trailer and drive back onto the scale, subtract the vehicle only weight from the combination weight and there you have it.

Cost: $6.00.

Any place that sells or buys sand/gravel/stone/steel/iron/etcetera by weight should have a drive-on scale.

[steve wolverton]

I just took mine to the local gravel/stone dealer and drove it onto the scale.

And how much did it weigh?

Steve

[asianflava]

Try puting one end of a 2x6 on the scale. Pull the trailer up the the "ramp" half way. The scale should read half the weight. If it is still too much pull the trailer a quarter up the "ramp". Multiply the result by 4. Worked for me.

john

This method works, I've read how people adjust their corner weights like this.

[Denny Unfried]

I just took mine to the local gravel/stone dealer and drove it onto the scale.

So, how many stone did it weigh? Maybe Andrew could convert.

Denny

[steve wolverton]

This method works, I've read how people adjust their corner weights like this.

*sigh* I don't know why I never thought about doing that. I just pulled mine up on the scale and weighed it. It's loaded with camping gear, bedding, and ready to go - 467 pounds. wOOt!



Steve

[asianflava]

[*sigh* I don't know why I never thought about doing that. I just pulled mine up on the scale and weighed it. It's loaded with camping gear, bedding, and ready to go - 467 pounds. wOOt!



Steve

Shouldn't that be Moo?

[DANL]

Steve Wolverton wrote

And how much did it weigh?

About 970 pounds fully stocked. I figure about 1050 to 1100 with bikes, cooler, and other sports gear thrown in. Not a lightweight but then it is very solidly built.

[James (tinbender)]

Has anyone weighed a cubby?

[mikeschn]

Has anyone weighed a cubby?

My first Benroy which is very similar to a Cubby, weighed 840 lbs.

Mike...