UVW on the yellow sticker

By now the OP knows why you go to the scales. They cut through all of the BS and give you the weight at that moment.

Worrying about 100 or so lbs is foolish, you can shift that much with 15 lbs of water accumulated in the fresh, gray and black tanks. It is less than the weight of a tank of gas on the TV.

Also, was the TT was actually weighted or estimated from the construction details. Who knows? As a rough rule of thumb, assume the UVW does not include propane, battery options and such.

Finally when referencing the CAT scales. In general it means the Semi scales that give you the weight on each axle. One trip without the TT and one trip with the TT gives you the axle weights so you can see the effect of the WD hitch and the total towing package at that moment.

Wallet size..

MitchF150 wrote:

:B Can't beat that for clarity.

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Once again a picture is worth a 1000 words.

A quoted picture is worth 2000.

MitchF150 wrote:

Once again a picture is worth a 1000 words.


THIS SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR.

The UVW is the whole shebang as it leaves the factory.

hohenwald48 wrote:

westend wrote:
The UVW includes all weight of the trailer as it leaves the factory. At that point it does not usually have propane cylinders or a battery. Tongue weight is typically the portion of the trailer's weight that is born upon the ball of the towing vehicle. A user wouldn't add that number onto the UVW of the trailer.

Why not? It's part of the total weight of the trailer isn't it? If there's #5,000 on the axles and #1,000 on the tongue then the total weight of the trailer is #6,000 isn't it?

So in this example is the #5,000 or #6,000 the UVW?

In a previous post you added a figure for the tongue weight with the UVW of the trailer. That is not correct. I don't understand the difficulty in understanding the weight/rating system. It has been explained a few times in this thread.

Think of it like this: The Mfg could take the trailer, as built, and stand it upright with the tongue pointed up in the air. If that was done on a scale, you would have the UVW of the trailer. If the trailer was then placed on it's wheels with the tongue supported by the jack, all of it on the scale, you would again have the same UVW. When a user connects the trailer onto the hitch of a vehicle, some of that UVW, a portion of it, is supported by the hitch and connected vehicle. That portion of weight is defined as the tongue weight.

Mike UP,

TY for confirming what I recalled about the propane being included in the uvw stated on the yellow sticker!!!

UVW is the TOTAL WEIGHT OF TRAILER.........TOTAL WEIGHT
TONGUE/AXLES TIRES/WHEELS.....FURNITURE?APPLIANCES ETC ETC ETC


ONE BIG SCALE WITH TRAILER ON IT.