How To Weigh Your Loaded Motor Home With A Trailer Or Other Towed Load - Fleetwood Tioga 1996 Owner's Manual

2. Centerthe entire motor home (all axles) on the
scale and take a reading. This is the Gross
Vehicle Weight (Reading 2).
3. Center the rear axle on the platform and take
a reading. This reading is the rear Gross Axle
Weight (Reading 3).
Compare the readings taken on the scales to the weight
ratings on the Federal certification tag and wardrobe
door tag. Fill in the chart at the back of this manual to aid
in comparing weights.
If any readings are higher than the rating, you will have
to adjust or remove the load.
How to Weigh Your Loaded Motor Home
With a Trailer or Other Towed Load
1. Center the front wheels on the scale platform
and take a reading. This is the front Gross Axle
Weight (Reading 1).
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2. Center the entire motor home so that only the
motor home is being weighed. Leave the
towed load hitched to the motor home, but
resting off· of the scale (Reading 2):
MOTOR HOME READINGS (from tags)
3. Center both the motor home and the towed load
combination on the scale and take a reading.
This is the Gross Combined Weight (Reading 3).
4. Subtract Reading 1 from Reading 2. This is
the rear Gross Axle Weight.
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Compare the readings taken on the scales to the weight
ratings on the Federal certification tag and wardrobe
doortag. Fill in the chart at the back of this manual to aid
in comparing weights.
If any readings are higher than the rating, you will have
to adjust or remove the load.
If you exceed weight ratings, you will:
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Cause damage to the motor home, drive train,
or chassis
Cause unstable driving and handling charac-
teristics
Cause unsafe braking
Reduce your warranty protection.
Since you may load your motor home differently for
different trips, loading and weight patterns will change.
SCALE READINGS
GVWR MOTOR HOME
Reading 2 _ _ _ _ _
Front GAWR FRONT AXLE
Reading 1 _ _ _ _ _
Rear GAWR REAR AXLE
Reading 3 _ _ _ _ _
Hitch Rating TOWED VEHICLE
GCWR COMBINED VEHICLES
Reading 4 c - - - - -
Add 2 and 4 _ _ _ _