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How do you know about a truck's axle ratio weight distribution?
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∙ 12y ago
Well, once you get loaded and if the customer has a scale, you simply use that scale. Since most scales found at a customer only take an overall gross weight, you have to axle out. You roll your steer axle onto the scale and stop. Then you read off what your weight is with just the steer axle. Then you pull forward until your drive axles are on the scale, and stop again. The weight you have now is the combined weight of all the axles on the power unit - subtract your previous weight from your steer axle from that, and you have your drive axle weights. Then you pull forward until all axles are on the scale. Subtract the weight you got with just the steer and drive axles on the scale from the gross weight, and you've got your trailer axle weights.
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