Actual weights of my Sunseeker 2300

That doesn't seem to be the same with mine. When it shuts off, it is FULL.

Whenever I fill our E450, the pump almost always stops about 5 gallons short of 55. If I stand there for another 7-8 minutes and feather the gas pump handle carefully to keep a trickle of gas still flowing, I can usually get 5 more gallons in the tank.

Phil,
Yes, I couldn't recall if it is 55 or 57. There must be a heckuva reserve in the gauge readings, because when the light comes on and it reads E, I only get 45-46 gallons into it. I know on our Chevy Duramax pickup, there is a big reserve.

mda wrote:
Those are great numbers, but I don't believe the 2300 has any slides nor is it very long.

X2!!

Those are great numbers because you have a small Class C, but built on the heavy duty Chevy 4500 chassis. This combination gives you plenty of headroom on braking power, cooling capacity, and best of all - no concerns whatsoever on how much weight you want to load on board.

Your situation is very similar to our RV setup, which is a 24 foot non-slide Class C on the heavy duty Ford E450 chassis. We purchased our combination intentionally so as to have plenty of leeway on performance, handling, and weight carrying capacity. We can travel with no concern for weight ... all tanks full or empty makes no difference. For what it's worth, we never leave home without a full fresh water tank, a full propane tank, and a full fuel tank. During a trip between camp sites before we have dumped the black water and grey water tanks, we sometimes are traveling with the heaviest situation - a full fresh water tank, a nearly full propane tank, a nearly full fuel tank, a nearly full grey water tank, a partially full black water tank, and .... maybe a couple of hundred pounds of rocks (we're rock hounds). However knowing that sometimes we will be in this situation, we always travel with tire pressures that allow up to our full chassis GVWR load of 14,050 lbs. if necessary - 65 lbs. pressure in the front tires and 80 lbs. pressure in the rear tires.

Your Chevy 4500 probably even has another nice advantage that our Ford E450 has over their lighter weight models (the Chevy 3500 and Ford E350) ... a rear differential gear ratio better suited for towing should you ever want to, and better suited for pulling up grades in mountainous areas.

You have a very nice rugged worry free combination there!

P.S. Does your small Class C have that great Chevy 57 gallon fuel tank in it?

Those are great numbers, but I don't believe the 2300 has any slides nor is it very long.

rjstractor wrote:

rvten wrote:
Not to often you will be carrying that much water in each tank.
Pack lighter. Get a toad that can be pulled 4 down. No hitch weight.
Carry only what you realy will need.

Why? That is rig is more than 2000 lbs. UNDER the GVWR! Most RVers would kill for that kind of reserve capacity.

That's what I was thinking...looks to be under GVWR for both axles and total.

rvten wrote:
Not to often you will be carrying that much water in each tank.
Pack lighter. Get a toad that can be pulled 4 down. No hitch weight.
Carry only what you realy will need.

Why? That is rig is more than 2000 lbs. UNDER the GVWR! Most RVers would kill for that kind of reserve capacity.

I think the 200 lbs of rack and cargo on the hitch are putting a lot of weight onto the rear wheels. I would have loved to get the weights without that stuff. In any event, it handles good and like you say, there is room for another ton. Not that I want to.

Good to know,My 2006 26Q,with 2 adults up front,totally loaded, full fuel 57 gal,36 gallons of fresh water maybe 2 gal in grey and black tank and all the food,clothes and stuff for a 2 week adventure,this is full as it gets.

3880 LB Front...........................7930 LB Rear

4600 LB Front GAWR......................9450 LB Rear GAWR

720 under front GAWR ..................1520 under rear GAWR



TOTAL 11810 LB.........2240 under GVWR. That is a lot of room left for souvenirs :B

My 3500 has a bit less GVWR at 14050lb compared to the 4500 at 14200 GVWR.

Not to often you will be carrying that much water in each tank.
Pack lighter. Get a toad that can be pulled 4 down. No hitch weight.
Carry only what you realy will need.