Motor Home Loading; Some Definitions First - Fleetwood Southwind 1999 Owner's 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 limit-
ed 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 manufac-
turer 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.
SOUTHWiNd
MOTOR HOME
LOADINC
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
PROPER LOADING
SOME DEFINITIONS
FIRST