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Old 12-03-2021, 11:24 AM   #43
flybouy
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Originally Posted by LERD View Post
Our trailers at the shop have a tare weight. And that's what it is, all ready to go. Batteries, chains, spare all figured in. I know how front to aft loading works. My main A/C is over the axles, I don't have a second A/C or washer/dryer and I also
have storage behind the axles. So if I'm balancing a load, it should be neutral. I get it, it all falls back on a weight that should be labeled as an estimate. Quite honestly, if the bedroom a/c is never figured in, that's downright misleading. Especially since many rigs come standard with one.
With RV trailers you cannot compare them with commercial trailers. They are in no way related in regulations or government oversite. The only way to tell if the load in your fiver ios distributed equally is to visit a scale every time you use it. I have a travel trailer and I bought and use a Sherline scale to weight my tongue weight when we load up for a long journey. Having too much or too little weight on the tongue will adversely effect handling.
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