How To Calculate Tow Capacity
I did a quick search and I didn't find a thread like this so here goes. I'm looking at a smaller Class A gas motorhome. It's what I like to call a Class A minor (for the musicians out there). I eve...
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rjstractor
Thanks for the reply. You say I should look for a motorhome with at least 2,000 pounds of payload capacity. How can I determine that from the 6 numbers they gave me? Maybe I can't. If GVWR is the maximum weight of the motorhome with contents I need to know the empty weight to know its payload capacity. I thought GVWR was the empty weight, but apparently it's not, so I don't seem it in those numbers. Unless they tell me that number I would need to weigh the motorhome to know what the empty weight is. Will the dealer have a scale?
Thanks for the reply. You say I should look for a motorhome with at least 2,000 pounds of payload capacity. How can I determine that from the 6 numbers they gave me? Maybe I can't. If GVWR is the maximum weight of the motorhome with contents I need to know the empty weight to know its payload capacity. I thought GVWR was the empty weight, but apparently it's not, so I don't seem it in those numbers. Unless they tell me that number I would need to weigh the motorhome to know what the empty weight is. Will the dealer have a scale?
