Wadcutter wrote:
Don't confuse axle weight rating with actual weight on the axle. Just because it's rated for 23K doesn't mean that it has anywhere near that much weight on the axle. Also, don't confuse GVWR with GCWR.
I'm not confusing the actual weights and the ratings, we had this conversation already a couple months ago.
And you're right, I am making an assumption about the weight on the 23k axle. But that assumption is based on the model being "upgraded" each year with new features, and therefore getting heavier. Part of my logic is that two years after mine they moved from a 20k to 23k axle. Heavier rated axles cost more money, which means less profit. Why would they put in a heavier axle if they didn't need to do so?
And even if it's not over 20k from the factory, someone's going to see that 23k rating and figure it's safe to bring along their rock collection, like Lucy's character Tacy in "The Long Long Trailer!" :E
Another part of the logic is that after moving to the 23k axle rating, they announced that the next model year (2010) would feature a tag axle on that coach (but then they went bankrupt and only the two prototypes were ever made.) Again, tag axles are expensive, why would they put one on if not needed?
I'm not trying to belabor the point. And I will readily admit that it's not something that a majority of the RV owners will ever have to worry about. But there are some out there.
