Finally weighed the TV and TT together... ugh
I thought maybe you math geniuses could help me out with my questions? TV = '12 Ram 1500, Hemi, 3.92 gears, 6800 GVWR, 1219 lb payload, GAWR 3900 lbs (front and rear), GCWR 15,500 TT = '13 Salem ...
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BiggD wrote:
A dumb question, if the GAWR is 3900 lb per axle, does that make the rear axles have a total of 7800 lbs and my 4340 is well under it?
No. GAWR is Gross Axle Weight Rating. The scale measured your gross rear axle weight at 4340 which means that axle is 440 pounds over its rating.
One thing I just remembered is that I have the Timbrens on there to help with the sag of the rear end. Could that have anything to do with it?
Timbrens tend to mask overloaded situations like you seem to have.
Maybe that is where I picked up all the extra weight but I don't think all our clothes, 2 coolers, 32" flat screen TV, full fridge and freezer, dry food and 2 adult bikes inside the camper add up to that much. I also have items like, ground mat, jack stands, tools and misc items in the front storage area.
To go from 2600 lbs rear axle weight to 4340 seems like a lot especially when the hitch weight is supposedly 815, the WD hitch is 88 and that only gets me to 3503. So I am still trying to figure out where I picked up 837 additional lbs.
Your trailer likely did not have 815 pounds of TW when you bought it new/empty. Many companies do not include the weight of propane tanks, battery, and other "mandatory options" or packages. And as you said, you added things as well, about 2000 pounds worth which increased TW by over 1000 pounds. Anything you load in front of the TT axles increases TW by some percentage. Physics 101, maybe 201. The average RVer that has posted scaled weights adds over 1000 pounds. Young couple less, families and full timers more. All that stuff you brought with you (like most people do) adds up quickly.
