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juzplanekrazy
Explorer
Sep 13, 2007

Whats Your Real Weights? Truck and Trailer. The Real Deal

I don’t know if it’s been done before or not but I was thinking about keeping a running list of real truck weights by year and type, and trailer weights by brand, size and what the total combined weig...
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DW-gray
Explorer
Mar 07, 2014
NC Hauler wrote:
I don't understand why people insist on using "empty", "dry" or "unloaded" 5er or TT weights and/or tongue/pin weights, and possibly base purchasing a TV on those numbers:h I understand that one can see how much they can load to by looking at empty weight versus GVW, but one would think it would be more realistic to purchase a TV based more on GVW of a TT or 5er.

You've got the right. That's the reason I always recommend reading Before You Buy RV... and using the free BYBRV app.

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