Maybe overweight???
I just spoke with a chap towing a brand new 39’ Cedar Creek 5er on his “maiden” voyage. His TV was a 2009 Chevy 2500 SRW, DMAX. He told me his new 5er weighed about 16500#. The 5er was a beautiful uni...
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Francesca Knowles wrote:Kennedycamper wrote:
GVWR doesn't mean much. Registered Gross weight is what the police look at.
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At least here in Washington State, "GVWR" is the number used for registering vehicles/trailers.
Francesca you are wrong! In Washington State pickups are register at 1.5 times the tare weight rounded up to the next even thousand pounds. So my Pickup Truck is register for 12,000 pounds and I have to pay tonnage based on that amount. Travel trailers are just $36.75. Truck happens to have a 8800 GVWR, but the state could care less. GVWR is not used at all on pickups or trailers.
From FAQs on wa.gov:
Why Do I Need A Scale Weight And Where Do I Get One?
All trucks in Washington, no matter how large or small, carry gross weight. Gross weight or tonnage is a combination of the weight of the truck plus it’s potential load. Tonnage is sold in 2000 lb increments beginning at 4000 lbs. For example, if your truck weighs 4600 lbs empty, and you want to carry ? ton of firewood, you’d purchase 6000 lbs tonnage. This would leave you 400 lbs for yourself, your buddy and your gear. Licensing fees for all trucks are based on this gross weight combination. A truck coming into Washington from another State needs an empty scale weight reflected on the new title. Scale weight tickets are available at any certified scale, found at lumberyards, seed mills, or grain elevators. These are private businesses and may charge a fee for this service.
And the person that wrote this FAQ failed math. 4600 lb vehicle and a ton of firewood would require a 8000 pound license.
Washington license fees.
http://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/fees.html
Chris
