oscar
Well-known member
Getting closer to getting the Truck Camper and the 5ver Toy Hauler. Got the hitch installed, the tiedowns bolted on.... we're ready to go.
(No, we will not be using both at the same time.....)
A question about weight.
GVWR for the vehicle is 13000#
Empty weight on the registration is 7794#
The difference is 5206# One would think this to be available payload, BUT:
There is a sticker in the door frame that says:"The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed 4892#"
So, I'm being shorted 5206-4892=314#....
Now, the way I read that limitation it does not include fuel. And, 36 gallons of fuel at 7.2 ppg is about 262#
Sooo....as long as the fuel is not considered payload, it can be added to the empty weight, and then I have about the full 4892 available to me, to stay under the 13000# GVWR.....
I'm thinking they weighed it at the factory with an empty tank......
Does that sound right?
(No, we will not be using both at the same time.....)
A question about weight.
GVWR for the vehicle is 13000#
Empty weight on the registration is 7794#
The difference is 5206# One would think this to be available payload, BUT:
There is a sticker in the door frame that says:"The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed 4892#"
So, I'm being shorted 5206-4892=314#....
Now, the way I read that limitation it does not include fuel. And, 36 gallons of fuel at 7.2 ppg is about 262#
Sooo....as long as the fuel is not considered payload, it can be added to the empty weight, and then I have about the full 4892 available to me, to stay under the 13000# GVWR.....
I'm thinking they weighed it at the factory with an empty tank......
Does that sound right?