How to increase payload?
I have a 2015 Coachmen 324 TSRK, it has a dismal 1284 lbs of payload. It has 5200 lb axles. It was one of only two models produced by Coachmen that year that 7000 lb axles were not an available optio...
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StirCrazy wrote:
can you guys legaly change the payload in the US with no big hassels, here we would need the modifications done and the engineering certifict so big bucks.
RVs IDK. But decades back I spliced and doubled frame, replaced 12,000 front axle with 18,000 LB. replaced 23,000 rear axle with a 44,000 tandem on 4 trucks. I legally could not, and did not change the data plate. Barny Fife stopped 1 of my hands. Checking insurance/registration/VIN he saw the GCVWR was 80,000. Bill of Lading, showed actual GCVW of about 110,000. By the time that first ticket came up for trial date that same cop had written me and my drivers about 40 tickets. I paid my lawyer $100. for the judge to explain to that "officer" that other than tires, the state did not care about ratings.
Now this was CMVs, which are regulated much closer than RV.
BTW, the mayor of the small town hired Barney to stop trucks. Mayor bought house then discovered much of the year about 100 trucks a hour used the street in front of it. Within about 6 months if a driver, or his lawyer showed up, the case was dismissed.
