What is "Dry weight?"
Newby here. I searched. No. Really. I did. ;) But a search for "dry weight" didn't give me a definition. When the specs on TT list a dry weight, is that the weight as equipped from the fact...
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Ron Gratz wrote:Francesca Knowles wrote:The trailer's "gross weight" (a.k.a. Gross Vehicle Weight) is what the trailer actually weighs when loaded for camping.ECones wrote:The number you need concern yourself with is the trailer's gross weight, which must be gleaned from mfr. specs by adding two figures together: the "pretend" dry weight plus the listed carrying capacity.
We're looking to buy a TT with a dry weight of 4178 pounds, but there's a sticker on the door that lists a weight in the 4550 range.
The GVW is not gleaned -- it is measured on a scale.
If you meant to refer to the trailer's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, that does not have to be gleaned either --
it is stated on the certification plate for an existing trailer or in the manufacturer's specs for the different models.
Ron
A lot of times the GVWR has to be gleaned from mfg. spec/brochures cause they don't list GVWR.
They list 'shipping weight' and 'carrying capacity'
Now if you can actual see the trailer..then the data plate will have GVWR
