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Old 01-06-2021, 10:02 AM   #15
terry and jo
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With regards to the weights, there were some folks on the DRV forums that did RV weighing at rallies and such. He kept records of all the weights that he did on the RV's, and for the DRV's he listed the weights of the various models that they had weighed.


In addition, he went on to explain how the trucks fared with regards to weights and to what extent they might have been overweight. He also mentioned about tire under inflation.


% # Description
16% 16/99 have MDT or HDT tow vehicle
51% 50/99 Have DRW tow vehicle
32% 32/99 Have SRW tow vehicle

100% 32/32 SRW over tow vehicle GVWR (as posted on door tag)
60% 30/50 DRW over tow vehicle GVWR (as posted on door tag)

28% 28/99 Over tow vehicle axle (rear) rating (as posted on door tag)
24% 24/99 Over tow vehicle tire capacity rating (as posted on tire)

30% 30/99 Underinflated tires for load (per manufacturer specifications)

40% 40/99 Over trailer GVWR (as posted on manufacturer tag)
21% 21/99 Over trailer tire capacity (per manufacturer specifications)
11% 11/99 Over trailer axle capacity (per manufacturer specifications)

56% 56/99 Underinflated trailer tires per manufacturer specifications

( ) = previous percentage Data collected between 05/2004 & 06/2010



Note that with regards to the DRV's, and yes, they are very heavy trailers, ALL of the trucks with single rear wheeled axles were overweight and 60 percent of the DRW trucks were overweight.
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