over on RAWR occassionally
I have reweighed my truck and fifth wheel setup fully loaded to the max of what I could reasonably expect to carry. I am not over my GVWR but am over by 400 lbs. on my rear axle. What remedial action ...
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rhagfo wrote:45Ricochet wrote:
I was a bit confused also Jim with the weights and ratings :H
That rear axle rating should be more like 9000 lbs I would think. The only limiting factor is the tires. I agree even the guys that use axle rating instead of GVWR usually don't go over their RAWR. In general a newer Ford F350 should be maxed out at about 3k lbs of pin weight.
This is the result of the GVWR being tighter to the total GAWR of the truck. Now days that is running between 90% to 95% of the total GAWR, so it is possible to exceed the GRAWR without exceeding the GVWR.
Keep in mind the F350 is SRW, not going to have a 9,000# axle rating, more like 6,100 to at most 7,000#.
Never heard of exceeding RAWR without exceeding GVWR...and by 400# at that..per the OP, but hey, learn something new everyday...at my age, that's good, bummer is, I forget two old things:)
My RAWR is 9750#..so if I weighed my truck, ie, like checking pin weight with 5er hooked up, and I exceeded my rear axle weight by 400#, (weight being 10,150#, setting on the rear alxe,though GVWR is 14,000#), I'll be ok, because I'm only exceeding RAWR by 250# AND, if my Tires will handle 10,200#, I'd be ok anyway no matter what...yeah, I get it.....
