B+ motorhomes
I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
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I used a Cat scale to get weights on my 293TS TrailLite. I probably shouldn't have done it since I've been dissapointed every time I have weighed an RV. With full water, fuel, and propane the weights were as follows;
Front 4020 vs 4600 axle rating and the rear 9700 vs 9450 axle rating. The gross came in 330 lbs under the GAWR of 14050. I now know why TrailLite decided to put helper springs on the back axle.
I weighed the motorhome side to side by driving up on a concrete "sidewalk" on either side. The results did not total the earlier axle weights. I attribute that to either scale repeatability issues at these low weights or the technique of weighing only one side. Basically the weights indicated that the left front and right rear were 200 to 300 lbs heavier than the opposite side. The left front was the driver (I was alone and closer to 200 than 300 lbs FYI) and the right rear is likely due to the full large storage compartment.
That gives a weight ratio of 30/70 front to back and the wheel base measures 56% of the total body length. I consider both ratios very poor. I don't have anyone to blame other than myself for buying a motorhome based on looks alone.
Front 4020 vs 4600 axle rating and the rear 9700 vs 9450 axle rating. The gross came in 330 lbs under the GAWR of 14050. I now know why TrailLite decided to put helper springs on the back axle.
I weighed the motorhome side to side by driving up on a concrete "sidewalk" on either side. The results did not total the earlier axle weights. I attribute that to either scale repeatability issues at these low weights or the technique of weighing only one side. Basically the weights indicated that the left front and right rear were 200 to 300 lbs heavier than the opposite side. The left front was the driver (I was alone and closer to 200 than 300 lbs FYI) and the right rear is likely due to the full large storage compartment.
That gives a weight ratio of 30/70 front to back and the wheel base measures 56% of the total body length. I consider both ratios very poor. I don't have anyone to blame other than myself for buying a motorhome based on looks alone.
