Weighing Your Loaded Motor Home; Loading Tips - Fleetwood Bounder 1987 Owner's Manual

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home are shown on the certification tag posted on the
driver's door or in the driver's compartment.
Remember, these ratings are for a fully loaded vehi-
cle. You must compare the GVWR to the loaded weight
of your motor home. If the loaded weight of your motor
home exceeds the GVWR, the motor home is overload-
ed and you'll have to remove items to bring the weight
down to or below the GVWR. If the loaded axle weight
on any axle exceeds the GAWR, the axle is overload-
ed and you'll have to redistribute cargo to bring the
weight down to or below the GAWR.
Weighing Your Loaded Motor Home
The following weighing procedure will help you
determine.whether your loaded motor home (complete
with cargo, fluids, passengers, and driver) is within
GAWR and GVWR limits. When you arrive at the weigh
station, the attendant will guide you through the cor-
rect positioning of the motor home on the scales.
Generally, the sequence is as follows:
1. Drive the front wheels onto the scale platform
-and take a reading. This is the front Gross Axle
. Weight (Reading 1).
2. Drive the entire vehicle (both axles) onto the
scale and take a reading. This is the Gross
Vehicle Weight (Reading 2).
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3. Drive forward until only the rear axle is on the
platform and take a reading. This reading is the
rear Gross Axle Weight (Reading 3).
4. Compare reading 2 with the GVWR (Gross
VehiCle Weight Rating) of your vehicle. This
rating is located on the certification tag. If the
reading exceeds the GVWR rating, you will have
to reduce the total vehicle load.
5. If reading 2 is less than the GVWR of your
vehicle, check readings 1 and 3 to verify that
each is less than the GAWR on the certification
tag. If either exceeds the GAWR for the axle,
redistribute enough of the load to ensure that
loads on the front and rear axles are within the
required limit.
6. Since the placement of cargo on each side of
the motor home is important, each side of the
motor home should also be weighed. This will
require positioning both wheels on each side
down the center of the scale platform and tak-
ing a reading for each side. The attendant will
help you with proper positioning .
Periodically re-weigh your motor home. Different
traveling configurations may change your loading and
weight pattern.
WARNING: DO NOT EXCEED THE RATED LOAD OF
THE MOTOR HOME, OR THE RATED LOAD OF ANY
AXLE.
NOTE: THE PASSENGER AND CARGO CARRYING
CAPACITIES OF YOUR MOTOR HOME ARE SPECI-
FIED ON A LABEL AFFIXED TO THE INSIDE OF A
WARDROBE DOOR. THE LABEL INCLUDES ALL
FACTORY INSTALLED OPTIONS. IF OTHER EQUIP-
MENT SUCH AS LEVELING JACKS, AWNINGS,
ROOF PODS, ETC., ARE INSTALLED AFTER THE
MOTOR HOME LEAVES THE FACTORY, THE
_ WEIGHT OF THESE ITEMS MUST BE SUBTRACTED
FROM THE TOTAL OF THE PASSENGER AND
CARGOCARRYING~APACITIES."L
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Loading Tips
·,,'After you'have determined.how much w!light you
can safely carry and selected those items to-make up
that weight, make a list imd keep it for future reference.
Load the motor home and distribute the load so that
you· get proper weight on the axles. Do not load heavy
items near either end of the motor home or on the rear
bumper. Adjust cargo storage to keep the side to side
wheel'loads as equal as possible. Carry only as much