800 lbs left over?
The GVWR for our new to us Grand Design 351m (3 AC’s, double paned windows, aux tank) is 16800.
With some of our stuff in it, a Kayak, no food, and no fresh water, it came off the cat scales at 16000 and change.
No motorcycle, No Solar/Inverter/Victron stuff yet (I’ll get a little weight back moving from Lead batteries to Lithium)
I’m betting the two memory foam queen mattresses didn’t help. I can see where I can move 200+ lbs to the truck almost immediately (Toolbox, Blackstone, Power Cable, etc.)…
The plan is to add solar, and occasionally pull with my 850 lb motorcycle onboard. I can see where you could pull the motorcycle but not Fresh Water, I’m good for that…but I’m tiptoeing around a fully loaded trailer by GVWR, even if the Axles aren't near their max.
There’s an option for 8000 lb axles, and trailers with them show a GVWR of 17,000…but is this a situation like Tow Vehicle magic where Airbags don’t equal improved weight capacities?
(edit: The Truck's a 3500HD Dually with 5200 lb payload, so there's budget to move stuff off the trailer.)
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2021 GMC Sierra 3500 HD
2019 Grand Design 351M
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