Trailer weight capacity/axle weight capacity
Placard says trailer weight capacity is 3675 Lbs .. Single Axle rating max says 3500 lbs. How can a manufacturer say that the trailer maximum weight capacity is more than the one axle equipped ratin...
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As always the case, the consumer does well to know about these things, buy and then load accordingly. My funfinder has two 2800 pound axles and a 6K gvwr.
But, it only weighed 3600 when I brought it home, and currently weighs right around 4100 as I use it, so I'm well within the load limits of the axles and tires.
This is all part of the reason that even though I was buying a small, 19' trailer, I insisted on tandem axles. Many of the single axle smaller trailers are very close indeed to their axle load capacity. A good friend recently bought a single axle Lance, and loaded to go it's pretty darn close to capacity, especially tires.
As an aside, in the horse and stock trailer world, then tend to rate the gvwr as the sum of the axles, so they are a little more conservative compared to the RV builders.
But, it only weighed 3600 when I brought it home, and currently weighs right around 4100 as I use it, so I'm well within the load limits of the axles and tires.
This is all part of the reason that even though I was buying a small, 19' trailer, I insisted on tandem axles. Many of the single axle smaller trailers are very close indeed to their axle load capacity. A good friend recently bought a single axle Lance, and loaded to go it's pretty darn close to capacity, especially tires.
As an aside, in the horse and stock trailer world, then tend to rate the gvwr as the sum of the axles, so they are a little more conservative compared to the RV builders.
