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joerg68
Aug 26, 2015Nomad III
Re. the GFAWR/GRAWR/GVWR discussion, I would like to add 2 cents from across the ocean:
Technical inspections are fairly strict over here and most people are quite religious about sticking to the maximum allowed weights. And for good reasons, obviously.
But it is fairly common practice, at least in Germany, to "adjust" the official GVWR to the sum of the Front and Rear ratings. So, apparently, the rather strict technical inspection agencies over here do not automatically assume this is a risk.
You just need to take your truck to the inspection agency (TÃœV in my area) and have them reevaluate the GVWR. In many cases, the engineer will agree to officially raise your GVWR to the sum of both front and rear axle gross weight ratings. Sometimes with additional conditions imposed, sometimes not. Obviously, you must not exceed the individual axle weight ratings when loaded. Your paperwork gets adjusted and then states the new number. (Note: There is no such thing as a door sticker over here. Even when there is one, as in imported vehicles, the numbers in the paperwork are what is relevant.)
That is legal, official practice here, not just for imported trucks from the US. Make of it what you will ;-)
Technical inspections are fairly strict over here and most people are quite religious about sticking to the maximum allowed weights. And for good reasons, obviously.
But it is fairly common practice, at least in Germany, to "adjust" the official GVWR to the sum of the Front and Rear ratings. So, apparently, the rather strict technical inspection agencies over here do not automatically assume this is a risk.
You just need to take your truck to the inspection agency (TÃœV in my area) and have them reevaluate the GVWR. In many cases, the engineer will agree to officially raise your GVWR to the sum of both front and rear axle gross weight ratings. Sometimes with additional conditions imposed, sometimes not. Obviously, you must not exceed the individual axle weight ratings when loaded. Your paperwork gets adjusted and then states the new number. (Note: There is no such thing as a door sticker over here. Even when there is one, as in imported vehicles, the numbers in the paperwork are what is relevant.)
That is legal, official practice here, not just for imported trucks from the US. Make of it what you will ;-)
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