First trip, worried about weight balance

[Itsa Mr.E]

Want to take a shake down run but cant seem to find info or place to weigh my 22' Winnebago. Planning to go on the road to escape the snow this winter here in new England and want to feel confident that all systems are operational. No SmartWeigh opportunities up here in Massachusetts. How can I be fairly sure the RV is well balanced?

[jpcoll01]

should be able to go to a truck stop and get loaded axle weight and probably tongue weight.  My guess is there is a place to find truck stops with scales, but I don't have that info.

Edit: Actually a quick google search brought this up :  https://catscale.com/cat-scale-locator/

[sandsys]

Cat scales won't give you left/right weights but just doing front and back is a huge help. If your RV wants to lean/pull to one side but your shocks and tire alignments are good, try shifting some weight to the other side. RV designs tend to assume two adults in the front; when I was traveling solo, I kept my tool kit and a box of canned goods in the passenger area. If you use bottled water, that's a good place to store it, too.

Linda Sand

[BillD]

A lot of moving companies have scales also.

[Itsa Mr.E]

thanks all. Guess I'll take it out and see how it handles on the way to the closest truck stop. 'Will hope to be in the vicinity of the next escapade to get a more accurate weigh. (thank for the link)

[Big Greg]

Depending on where and when you travel from New England here's the RVSF (RV Safety & Education Foundation) weighing schedule.     Greg

http://www.rvsafety.com/weighing/weighing-schedule

[Itsa Mr.E]

thanks again for this extra info. picking up the scooter today so will be able to check everything with the accessory vehicle on board.

[Kirk W]

On 9/27/2017 at 8:04 AM, Itsa Mr.E said:

'Will hope to be in the vicinity of the next escapade to get a more accurate weigh.

The next Escapade with be at Sedalia, MO the last week of May 2018.  You can check the schedule for other locations on the Escapee website here.