Pace Arrow Towing
Hello everyone, I am currently looking at buying a 2003 Pace arrow 37A. It is equipped with the 8.1 L workhorse engine. It has a 5000 lbs trailer hitch with 500 lb tongue weight limit. My question is...
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mattdenryter wrote:
How will I be over my limit if my boat is just under 5000lbs and my tongue weight is 500 lbs, and I am under my GCVW.
even if all that is true you may still be over the GVWR and/or one or both GAWRs. I know from first hand experience.
since you don't yet own the MH I would determine the GAWR for each axle, the GVWR and the GCWR. insist that you be able to take the MH to a certified scale pre-purchase. get individual axle weights. you can then calculate the weight of water (8-lbs per gal), gasoline (6-lbs per gal) and LP (4-5 lbs per gal) and the effect of full tanks on your axle weights. that will give you a wet weight of sorts and enable you to determine how much 'stuff' and people you can add to the chassis before exceeding GAWRs and/or GVWR.
