Is a higher TT GVWR better?
If a travel trailer's load (all my cargo, liquids, batts, LP, etc.)PLUS dry trailer weights were hypothetically say 8,200lbs for two TTs I'm considering, but the GVWR on one was 9800 and the other 11,...
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outwestbound wrote:
If a travel trailer's load (all my cargo, liquids, batts, LP, etc.)PLUS dry trailer weights were hypothetically say 8,200lbs for two TTs I'm considering, but the GVWR on one was 9800 and the other 11,000, wouldn't the higher GVWR be the safest? Ignoring cost, wouldn't the TT with the highest GVWR, even if I don't need to put more cargo in it, essentially be safer due to stronger brake system?
Not necessarily. It should be "stronger", but if the same brake assemblies were used between the two, and they are both loaded to their GVWR then the lighter RV would be "safer".
Also, if as you said the as-loaded weight is 8200# then if the same brakes were in both trailers, then they would be just as safe.
Lastly GVWR is a rating, not an indicator of safety. It could be an indicator of trailer chassis strength.
