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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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".If the two TT's have the same brake assemblies, but different GVWRs -- then it is likely that something other than brake performance has been used to determine the GVWR for at least one of the TT's.
The GVWR is supposed to be based on the "weakest" component of the tire/brake/axle/suspension/frame system.
If the tires of a 9800# GVWR TT are loaded to 8200#, the weakest component is loaded to 84% of its rated load.
If the tires of a 11000# GVWR TT are loaded to 8200#, the weakest component is loaded to 75%% of its rated load.
It's hard for me to see how the TT with the lower GVWR would be "safer".
Ron
