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Old 05-11-2010, 03:09 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by Tom-417 View Post
I have not tried using a bathroom scale as in the example below, but the math is right. If you are worried that 3 foot of board is too much for your scale, go to 4 foot and multiply by 4 instead of 3.

http://www.rverscorner.com/tongueweight.html
I turned an 8' long 2x12 on it's side. It worked great. The longer the board, the more accurate the measurement. It's not easy to get everything exactly centered.

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