I bet the dump would do it for free. You know, you drive a truck onto
their scales, then you dump your garbage then you drive back through and
they weigh you again. They charge by the difference (tare).

Shad O'Shay

The highway scales that are open do NOT want you in them, period, and
they do not accept money to weigh you. Typically you want what are
called "Public Scales" that do weigh for money. Almost all large truck
stops have them as part of their operations, as trucks who charge by
weight have to get certified numbers every trip.

In some places there are other choices. In Oregon, for example, the
roadside scales on secondary roads are normally closed, but they leave
the scales on, so you can cross them and read your own weight. Many of
us in the Pacific Northwest use that as a primary method.
---
Don Bradner
donb (not don) at arcatapet.com
'90 Wanderlodge PT40 "Blue Thunder"
towing '07 Jeep Liberty

The rock quarry's will usually oblige if they're not busy.

steve

All of the advice you got was good, however I recommend you have each
wheel weighed, not just the axles. Many truck alignment shops have the
separate wheel scales as do some RV repair shops (not usually the one
attached to dealerships). If you can make it to the Escapees Escapade in
Indiana in September, sign up for the RVSEF people to weigh your rig.
They will weigh each wheel and use the information on weight and tires
that you provide in advance to give you a detailed picture of what's
needed to make your rig safe. It's worth the money.

It would be very worth-while for you join Escapees and go to the rally.
You will be able to take seminars in every aspect of RVing, including
many that you have asked us in these  newsgroups. The seminars are not
commercially motivated and have helped thousands of RVers and future
full-timers with questions like yours.

JMTCW