Trying to understand all the ins and outs of weights and towing.
To stay legal do you add the stickered GVWR of the TV and GVR of the trailer and stay under the GCWR of the TV? For example, if you had a SRW F350 which has a GVWR of 11,500 and towing capacity of 15,900 and GCWR of 23.500, and a fifth wheel that had a dry weight of 12000, but a GVWR of 15,500, the combined sticker ratings would be too much at 11,500 plus 15,500 which is 27,000. But if your actual weights of the TV loaded was 9000 and the fifth wheel loaded was 14000, you would be ok at 23,000. Would that fly and keep you legal due to the actual weights? Would it make sense to have a weight certification from a CAT scale to prove your within limits?
Thanks in advance for any replies. This forum is great!!
Bob
To stay legal do you add the stickered GVWR of the TV and GVR of the trailer and stay under the GCWR of the TV? For example, if you had a SRW F350 which has a GVWR of 11,500 and towing capacity of 15,900 and GCWR of 23.500, and a fifth wheel that had a dry weight of 12000, but a GVWR of 15,500, the combined sticker ratings would be too much at 11,500 plus 15,500 which is 27,000. But if your actual weights of the TV loaded was 9000 and the fifth wheel loaded was 14000, you would be ok at 23,000. Would that fly and keep you legal due to the actual weights? Would it make sense to have a weight certification from a CAT scale to prove your within limits?
Thanks in advance for any replies. This forum is great!!
Bob