Silerback 33RL & 2001 F-250
We finally found an RV that my wife can see us living in for a couple of years, 2014 Silverback 33RL. The unit weighted right at my desired limit of 11,000 lbs. I want to start this venture with my cu...
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jdjimenez wrote:
So here is all the information I found on the door:
GVWR - 8800 lbs.
Front GAWR - 4250 lbs.
Rear GAWR - 6084 lbs.
The registration says the unladen weight is - 6006 lbs.
I also found some spec information in a manual that says the GCWR is 20,000lbs.
Loaded and ready to go I would expect my truck to come it around 7,000lbs.
That leaves a trailer weight of 11,000lbs, and 2,000lbs of gear.
I might be pushing it!
JDJ
Your estimate of 7,000 pounds of a wet truck weight might be a little conservative. But, even still- if your GVWR is 8,800 - that means that you only have 1,800 pounds of payload available to you.
This payload needs to carry the pin weight of the camper- which is advertised *dry* at 2,015 pounds. Which means you're already over before adding 1 option on the order sheet, never mind anything the dealer adds (propane, battery/ies) nor anything personal in it.
The 2,015 pound hitch weight is approximately 19%. Once loaded up, you're likely look at 20-21% pin weight of your actual loaded weight. And, as was mentioned- since you plan on full-timing it, that'll likely but you close up to the camper's GVWR which is 14,000. That means, you'll likely have a pin weight of 2,800-2,900 pounds which puts you at a truck weight of 9,800-9,900 or a full 1,000+ pounds over GVWR.
