Carryinq Capacity And Load Distribution - Fleetwood Pace Arrow 2000 Manual

The amount of cargo weight you can place in your motor
home is the motor home's GVWR minus its UVW, or maxi-
mum capacity minus the weight of your motor home as
assembled by Fleetwood, i.e., without dealer installed acces-
sories, water, LP gas, cargo or occupants. When the motor
home is being designed, the number and size of storage com-
partments, the liquid tank capacities and number of belted
seating positions are determined for value and convenience.
If you fill all liquid tanks to capacity, fill all storage compart-
ments and cupboards to maximum volume and fill all avail-
able seating positions with passengers, the motor home could
be overloaded. (See Loading Tips). Be aware of the weight
of the items you store and where you store the items in your
motor home, and weigh your motor home after it is fully
loaded.
In addition to knowing the overall weight that can be safely
loaded in or attached to the motor home, you must know
how to disu'ibute the weight so that correct amounts of
weight are distributed between the axles or front-to-rear and
also between the wheels or side-to-side. It is also important
to place heavier items in under-the-floor storage or low in the
motor home. If you make the motor home top heavy or much
too heavy on one side, the motor home can be overturned
and crash in a curve, turn or in an emergency steering
maneuver. When the load is properly distributed, your motor
home will handle and respond safely, and you as the driver
can be more confident and will be more comfortable.
If your motor home is improperly loaded, it may be unsafe to
drive, uncomfortable to drive, or both. Axle load is important
and it is recommended that you should load.your motor
home so that the front axle is loaded to at least 80% of the
front GAWR.
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NOTE
Net Carrying Capacities
(NCC) of your motor
home are specified on
a
label affixed to the inside
of the motor home. The
label includes all factory
installed options. If other
equipment such as level-
ing 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 cargo carrying
capacities.