FJ60 Weight

[jgordon]

I'd still think corner balancing is important in our rigs. Not as important as a car doing 120 around a curve, but in off camber situations, it's nice to be able to know that you're evenly distributed, rather than having to second-guess which side is up, and whether it's the heavy side. And there's traction.

Any town dump that takes bulk loads should be able to give you an approximate weight. Just ride up on the scale, ask the guy what your weight is, and subtract the crap in the truck (or go over unloaded).

 

[rover67]

So I went ot the local sand/gravel yard to check my work...

Front = 2740
Rear = 3180

Total = 5940

Only difference was that the two dogs weren't in the rig and I have burned 5 miles worth of gas (about a half gallon)

Interesting.

 

[rover67]

wow! I was curious the other day and took it over the scales. Fully stock hj61 with pto winch, cable lockers, 12ht, h55f and 33's was 5700 lbs!!!

This is what got me second guessing. Mine seems closer to that from the data from the sand/gravel place..

 

[rover67]

I'd still think corner balancing is important in our rigs. Not as important as a car doing 120 around a curve, but in off camber situations, it's nice to be able to know that you're evenly distributed, rather than having to second-guess which side is up, and whether it's the heavy side. And there's traction.

Any town dump that takes bulk loads should be able to give you an approximate weight. Just ride up on the scale, ask the guy what your weight is, and subtract the crap in the truck (or go over unloaded).

I agree, but it's not neccesarily adjustable.. We'll see what the new springs yeild in a month or so. Maybe they are more even. I seem to remember going back and forth on springs to get it level, maybe what happened is I got the two tall ones opposite one another to make it level and threw the cross off. Seems plausible.

 

[esh]

Yours is nearly the same as mine.. 2890 front / 3550 rear, ~6500.

I haven't added the Aus 40 gallon main tank yet, and that was the weight without the canoe and RTT.

Factors- 1HZ/H55, front bullbar, 4x4Labs sliders, rear swingout bumper. Dog, full stock tank, travel/camp gear, spares. tools. 7 gal water.

 

[ntsqd]

It's not computerized scale accurate, but it will get you really close; the Corner Scale Tool:

Easy enough to build, you're seeing all of it except a piece of paper that there is to the whole tool. Make the support foot adjustable, you want the horizontal bar to be horizontal at the point of taking the reading. Make the ratio of the horizontal bar something easy to work with. This one is 10:1 (to the torque wrench's handle pivot pin), so a 100 lbs reading on the torque wrench means that tire has 1000 lbs resting on it. Use the piece of paper to know *exactly* when the tire comes off the ground. That is when to read the torque wrench. Really helps to have a helper.
One of those fancy digital torque wrenches would be a trick feature and would increase the accuracy of the readings.

 

[jgordon]

Fair enough. In cars, the exact height is less important than the weight, so when you say you adjusted the springs out to get it level, you could do the same thing (maybe just switch them) to get the weights even. And then there's loading, etc. Maybe moving batteries. Agreed that there's not a whole lot to be done, and that we're talking details which you're not likely to do on a daily basis.

Next time I'm at the dump, I'll weigh the rig and post up.

I agree, but it's not neccesarily adjustable.. We'll see what the new springs yeild in a month or so. Maybe they are more even. I seem to remember going back and forth on springs to get it level, maybe what happened is I got the two tall ones opposite one another to make it level and threw the cross off. Seems plausible.

 

[Mace]

It's not computerized scale accurate, but it will get you really close; the Corner Scale Tool:

Easy enough to build, you're seeing all of it except a piece of paper that there is to the whole tool. Make the support foot adjustable, you want the horizontal bar to be horizontal at the point of taking the reading. Make the ratio of the horizontal bar something easy to work with. This one is 10:1 (to the torque wrench's handle pivot pin), so a 100 lbs reading on the torque wrench means that tire has 1000 lbs resting on it. Use the piece of paper to know *exactly* when the tire comes off the ground. That is when to read the torque wrench. Really helps to have a helper.
One of those fancy digital torque wrenches would be a trick feature and would increase the accuracy of the readings.

That's ghetto fabulous....

 

[BlueHZT60]

Ready for a trip I'm just about at 7,000 lbs. Coming home, I'm usually 4-700lbs heavier due to my rock collecting habit.

 

[Matt16]

My stock HJ60 weighs about 5100lbs with a full tank of gas sans driver.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Ready for a trip I'm just about at 7,000 lbs. Coming home, I'm usually 4-700lbs heavier due to my rock collecting habit.

That is a nice cross weight

 

[Spike Strip]

He ain't heavy, he's my mudder ...



Sorry, couldn't resist.

btw, are you running OME CS004s or CS005's ... And are you using OME shackles ?

In other words, how'd you get it to sit level.... ?

 

[mwalls54]

Whats your storage look like Marco? I have a feeling mine is around that too but im still rocking the 2F. Once it gives up a ls2 is finding its way in there which it should free up 350 or so lbs in the front. then i can leave some tools at home and free up some rear weight.

 

[rover67]

AS far as what springs goes, I called Man A Fre and asked for the OEM heavies, I dunno what I got. I ended up going with the same length shackle front and rear. I am pretty sure they are the 5 3/8" ones from Man a fre.. the 4+ anti inversion ones. It has alway ssat pretty level.

As far as tool storage goes, I just have two small boxed in the back strapped down next to the fridge. The rest goes in one of wagongear's tail gate storage lids.

Also, a side note.... I broke a few of the left rear leaves this past week while wheeling in the south west corner of the state this past week.

Looks like my new spring order is a little more urgent.

These lasted about 3-4 years and about 70k miles.

A little dissapointing, but I guess like everybody says they do wear out.

 

[Elbert]

My truck is around 5800 -6000Lbs...

5.7 V-8
Marks adapter +yota 5 speed
front and rear aftermarket bumpers
winch
33*12.5*15 BFG MT w/aftermarket steel wheels
on large fat @$$ behind wheel = 280Lbs
assorted tools, jack & crap in back
dual batteries
for now dual auburn LSD in differentials.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Just weighed my junk at the local transfer station when dropping off old shingles. My rig with all it's regular equipment in it, towing my M416, weighs in at 6000 lbs even.