More about GVWR
All the discussion in the http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27785106.cfm tread has been interesting. To me, it all boiled down to sure the truck can handle an over-weight camper ...
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jimh425 wrote:
If we are going by numbers on truck/camper, if the camper has a weight placard of 3000 but weighs 4500 ready to roll are you ok if the capacity of the truck says 3000? ;)
I'm certain, there are other RVs that are overloaded. Obviously, looking way out of balance would be a indicator for police.
Of course...odds have it the majority of TC operate overweight.
DMV procedures may differ from state to state.IMHO...I would only be concerned about what the policy is in the state you have your vehicle registered and insured.
In my case, the registration first calls for empty weight. If it is above 7,500 lbs, the registration declares (in order) empty weight, gross weight, the GVWR, and the GCWR. So per my DMV, in the case of a non-commercial vehicle having an empty weight exceeding 7,500 lbs the deciding factor is the registration GVWR weight vrs the actual weight of the vehicle. Or in the case of pulling a trailer, it is the registration's GCWR vrs the combined weight of the vehicle, its load including applied tongue weight, and the axle weight of the attached trailer. The vehicle manufacture's door post tag or the camper manufacture's tag or the trailer manufacture's tag has no bearing on the determination of whether a vehicle or vehicle towing a trailer is under or over weight.
This has raised my curiosity. So in my state, who and how is the GVWR determined when registering the vehicle?
