Fleetwood American Eagle 1998 Owner's Manual page 154

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.MOTOR HOME LOADING.
Carrying Capacity
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Load Distribution
The allowable net carrying capaCity (Nee) of the motor home is the
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difference between the GVWR
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the UVW.When the motor home is being
designed, the number and size of storage compartments, the liquid tank! _
capacities and number of belted seating positions at'etnaximized 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' available seating
positi6nswith passengers, the 111otor home will be overloaded. The number of ..
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passengers and placement of cargo will affect the amount of water and cai·go.
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that you can carry (See "Loading Tips");
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In addition to knowing the Qyerall weight that can be safely loaded in or
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attached to the motor home, you must know how to distributetheweightso that
. correct amounts of weight are placed on the axles. When the load is properly
distributed, your motor home will handle better, and y,O\l as the driver will be.
more confident and comfortable.
If your motor home is improperly loaded, ddvihg will be uncomfortable and
much of your driving attenti9n will be given to correcting vehicle wandering,
. drift, pull and
~udden
directional changes caused by wind blasts. Always aim
... to load your motor home so that the front
axl~
is loaded to atleasi: 80-85% of
the frontGAWR. Ifthe front axle load is below 80-85% of the front axle"
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~apacity,
thesehandling discomforts will. befuore noticeable.
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Note: The net carryingcapacity (NCC) of your motor home is
. specified on
a
label affixedto..the inside of
a
wardrobe door ..
The label includes all. factory installed options. If other
. equipmentsuch as leveling jacks, awnings, roof pods, etc.,
. are installeaafter the motor home. leaves the factory, the \
. weight of these
~tems
must be subtracteel from· the carrying
capacity noted on the wardrobe door tag.
WARNING
Do not exceed the GVWR, GCWR, or any GAWR of
your motor home. Exceeding the GVWR,GAWR.or
GCWR of your motor home will reduce yourwarranty
protection, can cause undesirable handling charac-.
teristics and may create a satetyl)azard.
©
1997 Fleetwood Enterprises Inc.
American Eagle
Wide Body
ISSUE DATE: 6/97
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