On The Road; Motor Home Loading; Responsibility For Proper Loading; Some Definitions - Fleetwood PaceArrow Vision Manual

ON
THE ROAD
As the operator of this motor home, you bear the sole
responsibility for proper, safe loading. This section will
guide you through the steps necessary to properly and safely
load your vehicle.
Your motor home chassis is designed to carry a specific max-
imum weight. This weight includes everything: the weight of
the empty motor home itself, all occupants and their belong-
ings, fuel, fresh water, waste water and anything else that
may be in or attached to the motor home.
Before discussing loading and weighing, we need to explain
some common weight terms. We'll use abbreviations in our
discussion. These terms are:
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)'
means the maximum permissible weight of this motor home. The
GVWR is equal to or greater than the sum of the Unloaded Vehicle
Weight plus the Net Carrying Capacity.
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)'
means the maximum weight a specific axle is designed to carry.
Motor homes equipped with tag axles are limited to the maximum
weight listed for the combination of the intermediate and rear axles.
This weight is less than the total GAWR of the individual axles.
GCWR (Gross Combined Weight Rating)'
means the value specified by the motor home manufacturer as the
maximum allowable loaded weight of this motor home with its
towed trailer or towed vehicle.
*These ratings are shown on the Carrying Capacity tag.
PACE
ARROW VisiON
MOTOR HOME
LOADING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
PROPER LOADING
SOME DEFINITIONS
FIRST