Can trailer load be too far forward?

[superj]

i read that the f150 tail lights have bars on them that show the weight also so law enforcement can tell if you are over weight too

 

[Ranger850]

i read that the f150 tail lights have bars on them that show the weight also so law enforcement can tell if you are over weight too

I think we read the same article/ad/excerpt (?).

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Do you know if "tongue weight" is included, or is it just the bed payload?

No idea

 

[rusty ol ranger]

i read that the f150 tail lights have bars on them that show the weight also so law enforcement can tell if you are over weight too

Thats bullshit

 

[superj]

could be. just something i read

 

[superj]

This Is How The Ford F-150's Taillight Scales Work (jalopnik.com)

 

[rusty ol ranger]

could be. just something i read

I wasnt saying it was bullshit about it being true...just bullshit if it was true. if that makes sense.

Sounds kinda like a cool system...but...also a way for ford to sell more payload/max tow packages.

 

[superj]

ahh, like what the heck do we need that for?

it sounds cool till people find out they are actually always overloading their truck because they are getting pulled over a lot now.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

ahh, like what the heck do we need that for?

it sounds cool till people find out they are actually always overloading their truck because they are getting pulled over a lot now.

Ive never seen a pickup/suv pulled over and weighed. Ever.

 

[superj]

i have not either but they didn't have lights telling everyone behind them they were to heavy.

and since cops don't even come out to accidents in my town, unless the car is destroyed, they probably still won't stop trucks.

 

[Roert42]

The way the system is designed seems extremely unreliable. The sensor is setup to detect change in ride height, not weight. In theory you should be able to tell how much weight is in the bed by how much the ride height changes, but once the suspension settles a bit it will be out of calibration, then after a few years of heavy use it will show that you have 1000lbs in the bed when it's empty.

The only way this could be considered remotely reliable would be if there was a button on the screen to zero out the sensor when the bed was empty to keep the software calibrated to the sensor. Doesn't look like the user has that ability from this article.

The other big thing is that the system is accurate to plus or minus 200 lbs, so up to 400lb variance in the reading.

This is an expensive toy at the very best.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

The way the system is designed seems extremely unreliable. The sensor is setup to detect change in ride height, not weight. In theory you should be able to tell how much weight is in the bed by how much the ride height changes, but once the suspension settles a bit it will be out of calibration, then after a few years of heavy use it will show that you have 1000lbs in the bed when it's empty.

The only way this could be considered remotely reliable would be if there was a button on the screen to zero out the sensor when the bed was empty to keep the software calibrated to the sensor. Doesn't look like the user has that ability from this article.

The other big thing is that the system is accurate to plus or minus 200 lbs, so up to 400lb variance in the reading.

This is an expensive toy at the very best.

What happens when you go over bumps?

 

[Roert42]

What happens when you go over bumps?

I'm sure the reading is going to bonce around, but that's kind of irrelevant. You shouldn't be loading the back of a truck or adjusting your tongue weight while your driving down the road.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

I'm sure the reading is going to bonce around, but that's kind of irrelevant. You shouldn't be loading the back of a truck or adjusting your tongue weight while your driving down the road.

Im just saying will the erratic readings trip a bunch of codes?

 

[Chapap]

Im just saying will the erratic readings trip a bunch of codes?

It's probably a similar system to self leveling air ride. I'd bet it's the exact same system, just a doing something different with the data produced by the sensors.