Is such a low cargo carrying capacity possible?

[OttawaDon]

Hi folks. We have found a trailer floorplan that we very much like in the Evergreen i-Go 245 RKDS. I found a 2015 model at a dealer about 2 hours away and they seem very motivated to give me a good price as the 2016s are coming in.

I haven't yet seen the trailer in person to check the listed spec sticker, but the Evergreen site lists this model as having a cargo carrying capacity of only 488 pounds. This seems like a mistake to me but I wanted to check with you folks to see if this is indeed possible. If true, what could cause it to have such a low ccc. The specs are listed below, with such a difference in the dry weight vs the GCWR, does this seem right?


Total Dry Weight* (UVW): 5,052
Dry Hitch Weight* (LBS): 656
GVWR* (LBS) 6,495
Fresh Water Capacity (GAL): 36
Gray Water Tank Capacity (GAL): 58
Black Water Tank Capacity (GAL): 29
LP Capacity (LBS): 40
Cargo Carrying Capacity* (LBS) 488
Overall Length: 27' 3"
Height (including A/C): 11' 1"
Width: 8' 1"
Bed Size: 60x80
Awning Length: 18'
Tire Size: ST205/75R14-C

[camp-n-family]

Check the yellow sticker on the specific trailer as it will have its actual delivered weight with all options included. Subtract that number from the GVWR to get the real ccc. Numbers can vary greatly from brochure weights.

Just curious about what dealer you are looking at. We had a good experience with one in Ottawa. My father, the complete opposite at another. Four years of battling with them over all sorts of problems and shoddy work. Finally settled with a lawsuit.

[downtheroad]

Something else doesn't make sense to me...

Fresh Water Capacity (GAL): 36
Gray Water Tank Capacity (GAL): 58

That is weird.

[fla-gypsy]

looks like common core math

[rbpru]

I believe darsben is correct. You can eat up 1400 lbs pretty quickly. I would deffinately question how they arrived at the cargo capacity.

[GMandJM]

Have the seller email you a photo of the actual sticker.

[kknowlton]

Our last TT had lots and lots of storage space and a CCC of 888, which was abysmally low for long trips; I have no doubt we overloaded it from time to time, as we did take trips in it that lasted 5 weeks or more. If you're not planning on long trips, or living in the trailer, and if you are very careful how much you load into it, you can make it work. But if you are leery of that low a capacity, you may want to move on and consider another unit.

[darsben]

subtract the dry weight from the GVWR
That gives you a total of 1443 lbs of stuff.
Some of that stuff will be water at about 8 lbs a gallon equals abut 290 lbs. 40 lbs of propane, maybe grey or black water, a spare tire and even the leveling jacks if an option etc you have the remainder for your stuff.

[wildtoad]

Does dry weight include the propane? It's only a concern depending on how you plan to travel. Full water? Then you need to account for 300 lbs of water. Plan to haul around your gray water? Another 500 lbs. Haul a full tank of poo? Another 250 lbs. unless you plan on boon docking and hauling full tanks then should not be a problem.

Staying at campground with full hookups or even a dump station you should be able to make this work.

[copeland343]

When you add Water, LP, A/C, spare tire and other options then Yes it could be that low.