terrybk wrote:
Durb wrote:
I purchased a 2004 Bigfoot trailer used; one reason being the light published weight. Inside the trailer was a build sheet with options and the related weight gains. They added 1.4 pounds for a bedspread, plus charged weight for the windows, entry step, stove cover and a dozen of other "options" that should have been standard with the trailer. Net result was an additional 500 pounds. I was still very happy with the trailer.
Hi Durb,
Are you saying it was 500lbs over the brochure dry weight or over the wet weight label in the trailer?
What's weird is the brochure gives a dry weight slightly under the wet weigh before options (2435 dry/2335 wet/2654 wet with options.) But for this particular camper, there are options/features it doesn't have.
Another minor issue is that BF brochures don't list a year anywhere so it's a guess if this is the right year. There is a tiny BFM 06 R1 on the last page that makes me think it is 2006.
Will BF tell me they pulled the wet weight out of their ***? We will see. Yes, I suspect there are "hidden" weights not accounted for anywhere. But hey, why not ask rather than speculate. If only got about about 650lbs of tire to me wrong with.
Terry
The brochure weight was 4,800# dry. The trailer came in at 5,300# fully documented with an itemized certificate from Bigfoot. I don't recall seeing a weight sticker on that trailer. No big deal on a travel trailer; I towed it at around 6,000#.
