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The best way to actually see what is happening with your static weight transfers is to weigh the trailer unhooked from the TV and then weigh the pickup the same way along with individual front and rear pickup axle weights. Then with the pickup and trailer hooked up ready to go run each axle or set of axles over the scale to get individual axle weights. You can then determine how much of the total trailer weight is transfered to the pin (pickup rear axle) and the pickup front axle.
I also agree with Steve and Firetrucker. Of course if you want to get really precise you need to take into account the % of grade you are pulling or descending as that also transfers some of the weight. But now we are getting a little off course. For most purposes just basic round numbers give us all the information we need for GVW's and GCW's.
As firetrucker said; " A note on GVWR and GCWR: Sometimes odd things happen with GVWR and GCWR on larger trucks especially. The thing to remember is that neither GVWR nor GCWR can be exceeded safely." AMEN
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