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myredracer
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Nov 03, 2013

Just what is included in a factory dry weight number?

We all know that factory dry weights (GVW or tongue) are pie-in-the-sky numbers that go up when you get your unit. But just what exactly is and isn't included in the factory dry weight assigned by a ...
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Huntindog
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Nov 05, 2013
beemerphile1 wrote:
Huntindog wrote:
I toured the factory, and saw them being weighed. I was told there that it was a RVIA requirement....


The old weight labels were RVIA and were not on all RVs because not all manufacturers are RVIA members. Since 2009 it has been law for all manufacturers to weigh and label each individual RV.
This was in 2010, when I picked up my TT, and the stickers being applied were the yellow ones.

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