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GVW issues

Started by Horst, April 14, 2010, 08:53:36 PM

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Horst

So I dug up some old notes of mine - and found this:

Front - 2940lbs
Rear - 6260lbs
Total - 9200lbs

This, unfortunately, was what my Clipper weighed (truck scale) with:
-almost full tank of gas
-Full tank of water
-empty holding tanks
-very little food and about 1/2 of my normal "gear" for a trip
-only me in the vehicle

So - I put in all my trip gear, two teenagers, my wife, three bikes, surf gear, beer/wine, firewood, blah,blah, blah.............I'm easily 1,000+ over - possibly approaching 1,500 over...........
Now I know why my springs are stressed....
Now I know why I like to drive slow......

If you have not done so - you may want to weigh your rig - if you discover that you're 1,000lbs+ over your GVW - you may not want to drive 75mph - things can get dicey real quick at that speed when you're overloaded.
Horst
ACOC  #2961
'75 Clipper 821F, Dodge 360........sold it in 2015.......now running a Ford F-250 towing a 2008 Layton trailer.

cpcarroll

Horst
Where did you get the GVW info from ? I have 1978 do you know if it is the same?

Thanks
Chuck

Horst

It will be on a shield on the driver's entrance (body - not the door) - shold have all the info of your righ their - yours is probably 10,200
Horst
ACOC  #2961
'75 Clipper 821F, Dodge 360........sold it in 2015.......now running a Ford F-250 towing a 2008 Layton trailer.