Manufacture Assigned Weights
I have a 2011 Veiwfinder 22RBDS and the 2011 brochure for this trailer model states the following weight numbers. GVWR 6,095 LB Axle Weight 4,095 LB Dry Weight 4,535 LB...
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Charliegu58 wrote:
Sorry but I'm not sure I understand the meaning behind the falling into the dry weight and GVWR syndrome.
I'm just concern with getting to closed to the GVWR weight. I know we keep adding things until one day we fillip all the storage.... I wish I could blame DW, but it's not her!!!!
Guess the only way to really determine this is to hook up and head down to truck stop and weight it...
First off the dry weights are basically meaningless except to give you a WAG at what the overall capacity of the TT might be and how much % the TW is to an empty trailer. In that area I personally would not buy a trailer longer than 25' that didn't have at least a 2,000lb margin on the dry axle wts and the total GAWR number. This would allow for the WAG of 1,000 to 1,500lbs cargo and they some reserve. There is a FMVSS sticker on the outside of the trailer (usually on the driver's side front side) that lists the GVWR and each axle GAWR and lists the tire sizes. That is really the only important and governing sticker. IMO even the GVWR on that one is not that important since a lot of TT include some number for TW in that and again IMO you can safely go above the stated GVWR if you go real heavy on the tongue wt as long as you stay under the combined GAWRs and load the trailer evenly. For example for my trailer my total GAWR is 7,000 and GVWR is 7,549 and typically I run around 6800 GAW and have a TW around 900 so I'm consistently over the GVWR number by close to 200lbs, but am still under 200lbs on my GAWR.
Larry
