To check your vehicle weight, go to a truckstop "CatScale" Their weights are guaranteed to be accurate. Also, moving + storage places, grain elevators, junk yards can provide proof of weight. I would use a junk yard as a last resort. That $7.00 weigh ticket might be cheap, compared to a $150 new tire that you will have to have replaced because of scrap metal.

 

My question wasn't "Where can I get my camper weighed?", but "Where can I get my camper weighed around Washington, D.C.?"

 

Well. There are no truck stops in DC. They dont even want trucks in DC period. Find a local moving + storage place like mayflower, allied van lines, etc. (use your fav. search engine to find these moving agents.) Call to see if they have a public scale first. Just because they have a scale doesnt mean they're going to let you use it.
You can also check your local yellow pages for "public scales" More + more Uhaul type places have scales at their larger locations.

 

Out here in the sticks the grain elevators charges $1.00 to weigh a truck trailer etc etc. I've got one that leaves the scales on and I pull on after they are closed and then look through the window and read the digtal display. That one is free.

 

yellow pages for "public scales"

 

Thank you for all the suggestions. All I wanted to know was whether someone knew of a specific place that had one near DC. I was just trying to save myself the trouble of looking and calling around. These answers are off-topic to the original thread, which was how that person can build an efficient engine.

 

what the......?

 

[edit]someone already said what i did/was goin to

 

What it boils down to, a 460 doesn't get that good of mileage and really won't no matter what you do. Ya, you could add an overdrive, EFI, chips, etc. but chances are you won't get a 50% increase in MPG. Overdrives will gain you just over 20% if your lucky. The real benefit of an overdrive really is to lower your RPMs at higher speeds to save that wear and tear on your motor.

Now, you can talk about driving conservatively and all that to maximize your MPG, but why would you want a 460 if you don't plan on towing or off-roading, and just highway use with no load.

The money you could put into a truck to try to maximize MPG can get outragously expensive and the outcome is not all that great. If you get a 50% increase in MPG (which would be almost impossible), its' going to take a long time to pay off your upgrades in fuel savings.

My suggestions: Don't use a 460 as a daily driver, get a smaller vehicle.
Look into getting a diesel or do a conversion
Maybe putting that big auxillary tank in so you don't to fill up so often.

 

People, you're dredging up a 2-month old thread...

 

OlD THREAD AND HE STILL CAN'T USE THE PHONE BOOK.

 

People less be nice~