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juzplanekrazy
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Sep 13, 2007

Whats Your Real Weights? Truck and Trailer. The Real Deal

I don’t know if it’s been done before or not but I was thinking about keeping a running list of real truck weights by year and type, and trailer weights by brand, size and what the total combined weig...
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DW-gray
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May 22, 2017
Cummins12V98 wrote:
GVWR is usually not as important as axle ratings since many times they equal tire capacity.

Sorry, but I do not agree. If you would take notice, the GVWR will be exceeded before the sum of the GAWRs for normal towing setup. All owner's manuals clearly warn not to exceed the GVWR and GAWRs. Braking capacity is based on the GVWR, not the GAWRs.

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