GVWR -vs- GAWR Question
Apologies if this is the wrong category for my question. My TT's GVWR is 10,500#, yet the axles have a GAWR of 5000#. If the total load goes over 10k and the trailer is not hooked to a hitch, it w...
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cekkk wrote:
Apologies if this is the wrong category for my question.
My TT's GVWR is 10,500#, yet the axles have a GAWR of 5000#. If the total load goes over 10k and the trailer is not hooked to a hitch, it would seem the axles are overloaded, no matter how little. Am I missing something? :?
If you are not hooked to a hitch, the tongue weight is still resting on someting.
TT manufacturers are not much concerned about how heavy the trailer is when standing still. If GVW is close to GVWR when towing, it is quite likely that GVW and axle loads will go over ratings when 6 to 10 people get into the parked trailer. But then your stabilizer jacks are likely to be down, and will carry some part of the weight, not all of it going through springs to axles and tires.
Static loads on suspension systems are much smaller than the dynamic loads when moving, bouncing down the road, slamming into road defects, being blown around by winds. With ratings based on those circumstances, there are big safety margins for being parked.
