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Trailer Weighing
1 Trailer's Total Weight
(cannot exceed G.V.W.R.)
between the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
(G.V.W.R.) and this weight. Example: if the
G.V.W.R. rating on the placard is 7100 lbs
and the trailer's total weight is 6100 lbs,
your personal cargo may not exceed 1000
lbs (7100 - 6100 = 1000).
The
allowable personal cargo,
determined
above, must be distributed in your trailer in
such a manner that the
Gross Axle Weight
Rating
(G.A.W.R.) is not exceeded.
To determine this, it is necessary to load all
of your allowable personal cargo (example
above 1000 lbs total) and variable weights.
Then hitch trailer to tow vehicle with load
equalizing hitch properly adjusted, see the
diagram on page 33.
Piace trailer on scale with both axles only
on scale, see (2). If the weight on the axles
2
.
Trailer's Weight
On Axle Assemblies
(cannot exceed G.A.W.R.)
3
.
Weight on
Trailer's Tongue
exceeds the axle system G.A.W.R. then
some of the personal cargo must be
redistributed forward in order to place
some of this weight on the tongue.
The
tongue weight
should be between
10%-15% of the trailer's weight
but must
not exceed 1,000 lbs.
Some tow vehicle
manufacturers may restrict the amount of
tongue load to a lower value. To determine
tongue load, unhitch tow vehicle and place
tongue hitch post on scale, see (3). The
trailer must be properly loaded, as deter¬
mined above, with your allowable personal
cargo and variable weights.
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