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scooter1900
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Hi All,
I have a question, which is how do I figure out what the weight is of a 45' tractor trailer that is being filled with a semi-solid product and the tractor is not attached to the trailer.
I'm thinking of using the pressure of the air bags by inflating them to raise the trailer up and get a pressure which I could match to the scaled weight to come up with a chart which would tell me went I hit this pressure, approx weight would be this amount.
Another problem I have is the trailer. When I inflate the air bags, the trailer will rise up about 8" and the weight moves to the front with the potential of breaking the front jacks. If this happens, the trailer front hits the ground and I would have a real mess.
I am thinking 2 trailer stands under the front would stop this along with wheel chocks so the trailer would not move.
The problem arose because some trailers end up underloaded or overloaded. In both cases it cost money!
Anyone have a suggestion or first hand experience how to go about this?
Regards,
Scooter
I have a question, which is how do I figure out what the weight is of a 45' tractor trailer that is being filled with a semi-solid product and the tractor is not attached to the trailer.
I'm thinking of using the pressure of the air bags by inflating them to raise the trailer up and get a pressure which I could match to the scaled weight to come up with a chart which would tell me went I hit this pressure, approx weight would be this amount.
Another problem I have is the trailer. When I inflate the air bags, the trailer will rise up about 8" and the weight moves to the front with the potential of breaking the front jacks. If this happens, the trailer front hits the ground and I would have a real mess.
I am thinking 2 trailer stands under the front would stop this along with wheel chocks so the trailer would not move.
The problem arose because some trailers end up underloaded or overloaded. In both cases it cost money!
Anyone have a suggestion or first hand experience how to go about this?
Regards,
Scooter