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ShapeShifter
May 17, 2009Explorer
Wadcutter wrote:
As far as exceeding the 20K/34K/80K limits that's not likely with any RV. You're not going to be able to put 20K on a single RV or TV axle. The standard truck and RV tires and axlesaren't made to handle that much weight. Not that they couldn't legally carry the weight it's just that they're not constructed to carry that much weight.
I'll grant you that it's unlikely with any towed RV. I think your statement is valid considering that this is the "Tow Vehicles" forum, and therefore it's reasonable that you mean towed RVs.
But to say any RV is not likely to reach those limits may not be quite true. For a single rear axle MH, it's quite easy to reach 20K on an axle. My rig's ratings are 13K front, and 20K rear, and it's real hard to distribute the weight properly so that rear axle is not overloaded. I've also heard where some MH's are coming from the factory with 22K (and maybe even 24K) rear axles!
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