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Steve76eb
Mar 17, 2014Explorer
Lyrikz wrote:
Real life weight police is the gentlemen that looks over 1000's of rigs a day and determines if its legal or not. He weighted me, and checked my truck. He was happy with what he saw. Rim failure and tire failure and braking are his concerns. He said my truck was very well setup.
So, on to hard facts.
My truck when its stock
With 3.73 Axle Ratio Axle Ratio You Can Tow 13550 lbs
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) = 10500 lbs
Payload = 3196 lbs
Curb Weight = 7304 lbs
Curb Weight Front/Rear = 4154 lbs/4154 lbs
GAWR Front/Rear = 4750 lbs/9350 lbs
Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) = 21000 lbs
The weight ratings they gave me
4900 front axle
6900 rear axle
12600 was the trailer.
How far am i off by those numbers?
Sounds like it is what it is. Did you unhook at the scales and go around for a re-weigh to see what your trailers actual numbers are? It would be interesting to see how real world numbers compare to heartlands published specs.
From Heartlands numbers The 415 dry is 13,700. Your tow rating is 13,500. Your GCVWR is 21,000. At the scales you were already at 24,400. Already 3,400 over your GCVWR and I assume you were more or less empty. Your payload is 3200. Trailer pin weight is 3200 dry. Not a lot of fudge factors in those number, but you knew that for the most part. Not much you can do about that now, so you might as well go out and have some fun.
Remember the 26,000 lbs he quoted was for you not to have a commercial license. Not what your truck can carry. You staying under 26k has nothing to do with your tuck. Most trucks and RVs in combination also are not going to get close to 65ft. Sounds like you ran into a good commercial enforcement officer and he doesn't look to hard at the RV's rolling down the road. Just hope you don't cross the path of a tin man who wants to nit pick your situation and try to find something wrong. They are out there.
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