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sirdrakejr
Aug 28, 2010Explorer
Both forms are confusing and beyond what is needed. The numbers needed ONLY need to be the truck's GVWR and GCWR, the truck's "ready to travel weight", the trailer pin weight and the trailer GVW. That is all anyone needs to compute the actual weights for towing. Adding the RAWR and FAWR only confuses because those numbers are NOT what the manufacturer wants the consumer to use. Leave it at that and then the people wanting to know more can find that info AFTER they figure out their primary numbers.
IE:
GVWR = 9900# ............................... 9900#
truck ready to travel-7250# ............... -7250#
.............................# left to CARRY = 2650#
trailer pin weight=2160# ...................-2150#
........................# over/under GVWR = -500#
GCWR=21500# ................................21500#
truck ready to travel-7250# ................-7250#
............................. # left to TOW = 14250#
trailer GVW=14500# ........................-14500#
.........................# over/under GVWR = +250#
In this example the truck is carrying UNDER the GVWR but OVER the GCWR. It is that simple.
Frank.
IE:
GVWR = 9900# ............................... 9900#
truck ready to travel-7250# ............... -7250#
.............................# left to CARRY = 2650#
trailer pin weight=2160# ...................-2150#
........................# over/under GVWR = -500#
GCWR=21500# ................................21500#
truck ready to travel-7250# ................-7250#
............................. # left to TOW = 14250#
trailer GVW=14500# ........................-14500#
.........................# over/under GVWR = +250#
In this example the truck is carrying UNDER the GVWR but OVER the GCWR. It is that simple.
Frank.
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