25/08/2026
This week Weigh Forward Tasmania's most experienced Mobile Caravan and Vehicle Weighing is weighing in all areas from Launceston to Wynyard. Hobart and East Coast is booked for next week. Our professional mobile office comes to you 7x days a week.
Be educated in towing safe and receive your accurate weight report for compliance.
Sadly we had a call from a couple that had been previously weighed with some swaying concerns. The advice given to them (not from us) was... add some concrete pavers to the tunnel boot to increase ball weight.. 𤣠This is not good advice.. In principle.. yes. however practical.. no. PAYLOAD is so important. Please understand this and don't overload. Weighforward will educate you with the reasons why you must load correctly for many reasons.
There are lots of people out there giving advice with no experience and no idea on towing techniques.
Question to be asked before you get weighed are.
- Are we getting accurate weights with correct travelling heights.
- Are we weighing using 8x pads to get accurate loaded rear axle weights and perfect ball weights without moving the vehicle.
- Is the surface suitable. (No you can't weigh on grass of soft ground with sinking scales)
- Is the vehicle being moved between weighs. This causes different wheel positioning on the scale pads and different weights each time.
- Is the ball weight being measured at the correct towing hitch height.
-Is your vehicles loaded rear axle weight under manufacturers specs with the trailer attached.
Be mindful vehicle rear axle weights increase between 1.1% to 1.5% of the ball weight when connected to a tow bar. This is caused by weight tilting back off the front axle.
Braking, steering and headlight angle are all things you must be aware of when loading for a trip. Air bags, heavy duty rear springs, weight distribution hitches and adjustable shanks all do different things when setting up tow rigs. If modificatiins are required to fix any issues be advised by experts that have many years of experience towing big trailers.
With the amount of vehicles, caravans, trailers, motorhomes, horsefloats and boats we weigh on a weekly basis we will guide you properly.
Call Cameron today on 0477 668 668. Ask any questions and get the best service possible
Weighforward is here to assist.