Back from the scales
Went to the scales at the transfer station today. Pretty surprising numbers. I went with just Lena, me, full tank of gas first trip. Front axle 3200 Rear axle 3000 Total of 6200 Lena's a b...
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Francesca Knowles wrote:GMT830 wrote:
Lena's dimensions.....
FGAWR = 3,555#
RGAWR = 4,000#
GVWR = 7,200#
We need to move some weight off the tongue of the trailer, plain and simple. I'm considering moving the propane bottles to the rear bumper of the trailer.
Dunno if/where it's in DOT regs, but rear bumper mounting of propane bottles is against the code standards established by the NFPA.
Here quoting from this link:NFPA wrote:
5.2.3.4 Containers shall not be mounted on the exterior of the rear wall or the rear bumper of the
vehicle
Interesting reading, for a while anyway. I think I could comply with the law by extending the trailer frame enough to mount the tanks, then re-attaching the bumper.
I'm nearly certain I have seen Truck Campers with a propane tank sitting on a fold down shelf on the rear of the camper. And it was factory.
