This next visit to the CAT scale went much better. Without me and the wife the combo came in at 10,940 lbs (GVWR 11,700 lbs). The front axle weighed 4,640 lbs (GAWR 6,000 lbs), while the rear axle came in at 6,300 lbs (GAWR 7,000 lbs). These figures are what I expected to see when I first bought the truck. With the wife and I, the combo will be around 11,300 lbs, giving us an additional 400 lbs of payload (my Ram 3500 has an official payload of 3,800 lbs). So what's the moral of the story? Not all scales are accurate. If the numbers don't seem right, take your truck and camper to another scale and get reweighed.
So what does my Wolf Creek 850N truck camper actually weigh? Well, since the GVWR of my truck is 11,700 lbs and the payload is 3,809 lbs, my truck's official curb weight is 7,897 lbs. The CAT scale says that together the truck and camper weigh 10,940 lbs. The tailgate, which had been removed, weighs about 50 lbs. Subtracting the truck's curb weight from the total CAT scale weight yields a figure of 3,093 lbs, the weight of the camper. So the Wolf Creek 850N weighs close to 3,100 lbs. This is 800 lbs more than the listed wet weight figure listed on the camper's official sticker (see below).
If you own a truck camper and you've never taken it to a CAT scale to have it weighed, I strongly recommend that you do so. Doing so can give you peace of mind knowing that your truck and camper are within specs. However, if you find that you're over the GAWR and GVWR ratings for your truck, then you need to do something about it. Safety for you and your family matters. The price for this peace of mind is only $10.00.
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| The official wet weight of the Wolf Creek 850N, 2328lbs. |
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| Door Jamb sticker showing payload. |
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| Door pillar sticker showing GVWR and GAWR ratings. |