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How the hell do you check this?
« on: August 23, 2016, 05:03:44 PM »
I need to work out the ball weight of the camper i'm selling for a swagger who is interested.

How the bloody hell do I do that?
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2016, 05:09:38 PM »
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2016, 05:15:20 PM »
My scales have a glass top on them, so I may need to borrow some scales...

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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2016, 05:15:40 PM »
Bathroom scales and a chassis stand?

Oh, glass ones?
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2016, 05:23:41 PM »
Quote from: Jeepers Creepers on August 23, 2016, 05:15:20 PM
My scales have a glass top on them, so I may need to borrow some scales...

Layer a few pieces of thick timber on them to spread the load.
Your trailer doesn't look like it would be all that heavy. Can you lift it yourself?
If the scales can hold you, they'd probably hold a light trailer.
Let the weight down gently with the jockey wheel.

Disclaimer:  No claims for broken scales will be considered....and don't let Mrs Jeepers see you do it..... ;D ;D
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2016, 05:25:50 PM »
Put a pair of thongs under your car stand.  8) See above post for disclaimer!
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2016, 05:29:19 PM »
I'll give it a whirl tomorrow.....

You two can go halves in the new scales if I bust 'em.  :D
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2016, 05:49:13 PM »
Bathroom scales, 2x4 about a foot long.
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2016, 06:00:47 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on August 23, 2016, 05:23:41 PM
Layer a few pieces of thick timber on them to spread the load.
Your trailer doesn't look like it would be all that heavy. Can you lift it yourself?
If the scales can hold you, they'd probably hold a light trailer.
Let the weight down gently with the jockey wheel.

Disclaimer:  No claims for broken scales will be considered....and don't let Mrs Jeepers see you do it..... ;D ;D
X 2. Works for me.
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2016, 06:05:25 PM »
Just lie about the ball weight like the manufactures do.
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2016, 06:09:00 PM »
Glass scales!  Very fancy  :D

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Oh. And what the others said  :cheers:
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2016, 06:12:28 PM »
Quote from: Coolblue80 on August 23, 2016, 06:05:25 PM
Just lie about the ball weight like the manufactures do.
Cheers, Mike.

Good chance another swagger will be buying it...... so no  :angel:..... but the thought did cross my mind.  >:D

We have a place here called "WHATEVER" and i'm hoping they can do aball weight check for me, as they do lots of caravan stuff.
If I bust the scales, the ol girl will go off.

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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2016, 06:19:36 PM »
I have one of those ball weight measures, if you want to come over and pick it up hahaha.
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2016, 07:09:11 PM »
Quote from: KingBilly on August 23, 2016, 06:09:00 PM
Glass scales!  Very fancy  :D

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Oh. And what the others said  :cheers:

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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2016, 07:17:37 PM »
Can you comfortably lift the trailer by the coupling yourself? If so then hold it up while standing on the scales yourself. Take note of weight. Then weigh yourself and deduct from total. Job Done.

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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2016, 07:19:26 PM »
If trailer is too heavy then discard the above suggestion.????????

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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2016, 07:22:24 PM »
Quote from: Robbo on August 23, 2016, 07:17:37 PM
Can you comfortably lift the trailer by the coupling yourself? If so then hold it up while standing on the scales yourself. Take note of weight. Then weigh yourself and deduct from total. Job Done.

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Will that work?
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2016, 08:11:44 PM »
It will if your scales has a capacity of more than you + the trailer ball weight. Or Maybe you could get another set of scales and put a foot on each... and then go through the same process. But whatever you do, make sure you include beer and thongs.  ;)
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #18 on: August 23, 2016, 09:01:13 PM »
I have as set of scales you can borrow, the only problem I can is you will have to come and get them. ;D
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #19 on: August 23, 2016, 09:02:31 PM »
Quote from: paulo on August 23, 2016, 08:11:44 PM
But whatever you do, make sure you include beer and thongs.  ;)

and..   :worthles:
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #20 on: August 23, 2016, 09:05:00 PM »
Quote from: KingBilly on August 23, 2016, 06:09:00 PM
Glass scales!  Very fancy  :D

KB

Oh. And what the others said  :cheers:
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #21 on: August 23, 2016, 10:13:02 PM »
Jeepers, Repco and or supercheap have a weight scale device for trailers Branded 'Towsafe'.
Manufactured for/by Misterhitches.
www.misterhitches.com.au
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http://intertradeholdings.com.au/towsafe-ball-weight-scales.html
or you can borrow mine.  I'm not that far away really, just out of Melb. a little bit. >:D
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #22 on: August 24, 2016, 08:07:52 AM »
OK, based on the advice I got, I took the said bathroom scales and placed on level ground.

A flat block of timber and a car stand, lower jockey wheel and swing up, to prove I didn't cheat.  :angel:



One will note, I took the weight as far forward as I could by turning the tregg on its side.



This is the weight reading including the timber and the car stand @ 70.9kg.
There was still a bit of gear in the front box as well as stuff in the camper itself. By cheating, I reckon I could've got this down to around 65kg and by the same token, poor loading could see you go past your 75kg limit, but you'll work all that out when you get the camper home.



Yeah yeah, the scales could do with a clean.
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #23 on: August 24, 2016, 08:09:44 AM »
Well Moggy, ya gunna buy it now or what? ;D
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Re: How the hell do you check this?
« Reply #24 on: August 24, 2016, 01:52:18 PM »
 >:DAre you gunna tell him how many batteries were stacked across the back of the trailer to get that result? >:D :cup:
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