load capacity of travel trailers
So I'm pretty new to the whole travel trailer thing and also the numbers and ratings that go along with it. The trailer that we are interested in has a load capacity of 1150 lbs. Is this the ma...
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Cotay wrote:TucsonJim wrote:
From your load capacity, you need to subtract the weight of the following: water, propane, waste water, after market accessories, televisions, clothing, groceries, and anything else you might put in the RV. By the time you subtract the water and propane, it doesn't leave much for a lot of extras.
Our hybrid had a UVW of 3184 with a max load of 3800 pounds. With a full 50 gallon tank of water we struggled to keep the weight within that limit. What always troubled me was that it had a single axle rated at 3500 pounds. I never understood how Aerolite could claim a 3800 pound GVW with that single axle.
IIRC: They figure that 12% of the 3800 lbs is on the tongue, leaving just under 3500 lbs on the axle.
