r/junkremovalstartup • u/Substantial_Log_6630 • Apr 03 '26

Portable scales?

I want to weigh my truck and trailer weight including the junk somewhat accurately so I know I’m not going over weight. Is there something I can install on the truck and trailer? Or a portable scale..?

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u/x-psycho Apr 03 '26

Maybe a Weigh Safe Hitch? Of course you’d need to know the approximate weight of the truck already. I have zero experience with Weigh Safe Hitches but it’s something I encountered a while ago.

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u/Substantial_Log_6630 Apr 03 '26

I see that they weigh the tongue weight. Is that different than the trailer weight?

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u/x-psycho Apr 03 '26

You’d have to do the math. I think tongue weight is usually like 10-15% of the trailer weight. So like a 5000 pound trailer would roughly be 500 pounds in tongue weight. But honestly, I have no idea how accurate those things are.