Who has ever been weighed when RV towing?
There is lots of posts to do with weights and ratings etc. etc. Has anyone ever been stopped and weighed by enforcement authorities while towing an rv?
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"Never say Never", and though I've "NEVER" been pulled over, nor do I expect to be, I have all my weight papers for the truck, empty and loaded with my 5er just in case, and I'm well within the limits of my trucks GVWR as well as GCWR with a lot of room to spare, not even coming close to cutting into reserves of my RAWR of 9750#. To some of us that means something, to others, it means nothing...Everyone is different as to how they look at weight ratings. Some, not many, but some like me, feel that if one stays within certain manufacturers recommended GVWR's and GCWR's, maybe it'll be safer, (not saying it will be, just talking "train of thought), and may feel like their tow vehicle might last a little longer because we might not be abusing the truck's suspension or tranny.
Again, just answering why some seem to be concerned about weight more than others....Don't really see anything wrong with those of us who choose to try to stay within the trucks recommended GVWR's and GCWR's...we are smart enough to know that you can forget GVWR and go straight to the RAWR, and smart enough to know that the trucks recommended ratings all have a "buffer" built into them, which makes us feel even better about the way we're treating our tow vehicle and feel it might be a little safer, (at least, in OUR eyes).
I think the only one's that really need to "worry" about the TT's and 5er's and weights, are the people who are actually matching what they are towing, with what they are towing it with...
Again, just answering why some seem to be concerned about weight more than others....Don't really see anything wrong with those of us who choose to try to stay within the trucks recommended GVWR's and GCWR's...we are smart enough to know that you can forget GVWR and go straight to the RAWR, and smart enough to know that the trucks recommended ratings all have a "buffer" built into them, which makes us feel even better about the way we're treating our tow vehicle and feel it might be a little safer, (at least, in OUR eyes).
I think the only one's that really need to "worry" about the TT's and 5er's and weights, are the people who are actually matching what they are towing, with what they are towing it with...
