Towing Advice - Dakota and Coachman Apex/Nano
Hi all! I wanted to get some towing advice - I'm looking to pull a 2016 Coachman Apex Nano. The Trailer specs are: Hitch Weight: 456 Pounds UVW: 3,710 GVWR: 6,000 My Tow Vehicle: 2003 Do...
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DirtyOil wrote:
As a transporter of RVs I find the "advertised" UVW weights to be spot on according to DOT scales I have to report to.
There are a couple of manufacturers who run their trailers across a scale at the end of the assembly line and stamp the actual as-built-with-options empty weight on the VIN placard.
You must transport for one of those manufacturers, and consider "advertised" weight as what's stamped on the VIN placard.
We're talking website/brochure numbers here. There's no possible way the brochure numbers can be accurate because not every example of a particular model of trailer is equipped the same.
