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deltabravo
Sep 27, 2015Nomad
WDP wrote:
I am going to bust everyone's bubble.... 5200 pound with the 6K never adjust brakes and 4 leaf springs, axles too light weight for a 10.5 K trailer
A given backing plate/brake assembly will be used for several sizes of axles.
Two 5200lb axles gives a GVWR of 10,400, which is likely what your RV is rated at. Sometime manufacturers will bump the rating up some and include "extra" weight as "hitch" weight, which could explain if your rig was rated at 10,500 - but at any rate, two 5200lb axles are sufficient.
WDP wrote:
Construction debris everywhere, never saw a broom during the build.
That's the norm for any RV built, unless it's a Prevost Bus Conversion, or $300k and higher diesel pusher - where the factories employ people that understand "clean up your mess during the build process."
Cabinets on an assembly line built RV will always be full of construction debris, even areas that are blocked off, like under the fridge, behind the furnace, etc. You can almost always find the little rectangular cutouts from the wall outlets laying in the pile of sawdust too!
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