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GaiaGoddess
Sep 15, 2013Explorer
bimbert84 wrote:
Yes, absolutely. For most of us that have actually done that, it's a real eye-opener. My 5800# trailer actually weighs 7500#. And FWIW, that difference is not at all unusual. So when people estimate their loaded weight at only 150# more than the published weight, you can see why alarms start going off.
-- Rob
So the only real way to tell what you are carrying and/or towing is to drive to one of those weigh stations you see along interstates? What if the nearest one is 2 or 3 hours from you, that can't be safe to just throw it all together and guess before you can even know for sure if it's safe! This is why I decided I'm just going to go with a teardrop, better to be safe than sorry.
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