How To Weigh Your Loaded Motor Home With A Trailer Or Other Towed Load; Loading Tips - Fleetwood Flair Owner's Manual

1 . Center the front wheels on the scale platform
and take a reading. This is the front Gross Axle
Weight (Reading 1).
2. Centerthe entire motor home (all axles) on the
scale and take a reading. This is the Gross
Vehicle Weight (Reading 2).
3. Center the rear axle (or both Tear axles if your
motor home is equipped with tag axles) on the
platform and take a reading. This reading is
the rear Gross Axle Weight (Reading 3).
Compare the readings taken on the scales to the weight
ratings on the Federal certification tag and wardrobe
doortag. Fill in the chart at the back ofthis manual to aid
in comparing weights.
If any readings are higher than the rating, you will have
to adjust or remove the load.
How to Weigh Your Loaded Motor Home
With a Trailer or Other Towed Load
1. Center the front wheels on the scale platform
and take a reading. This is the front GrOss Axle
Weight (Reading 1).
2. Center the entire motOr home so that only the
motor home is being weighed. Leave the
trailer hitched to the motor home, but resting
off of the scale (Reading 2):
3. Center both the motor home and the trailer
combination on the scale and take a reading.
This is the Gross Combined Weight (Reading 3).
4. Subtract Reading 1 from Reading 2. This is
the rear Gross Axle WlOlight.
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Compare the readings taken on the scales to the weight
ratings on the Federal certification tag and wardrobe
doortag. Fill in the chart at the back of this manual to aid
in comparing weights.
If any readings are higher than the rating, you will have
to adjust or remove the load.
If you exceed weight ratings, you will:
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Cause damage to the motorhome, drive train,
or chassis
Cause unstable driving and handling charac-
teristics
Cause unsafe braking
Reduce your warranty protection.
Since you may load your motor home differently for
different trips, loading and weight patterns will change.
Periodically reweigh your motor home and log the
weights in the back of this manual. Refer to your log as
you prepare to load for future trips.
Loading Tips
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Do not load heavy items in upper qabinets.
Secure and brace items so they wont move
during travel, thereby shifting the load.
Do not load heavy items near either end of the
motor home or on the bumpers.
Adjust cargo storage to keep the side to side
wheel loads as equal as possible.