Vehicle Load Weighing Capacity - Fleetwood 1980 Tioga Service Manual

CAUTION
EXCEEDING THE GAWR OR GVWR OF
YOUR MOTOR HOME CAN CAUSE UN·
DESIRABLE HANDliNG CHARACTER-
ISTICS ANO MAY CREATE A SAFETY
HAZARD. MODIFICATION OF YOUR-
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VEHICLE LOAD
WEIGHING CAPACITY
Your motor home is designsd to carry the loads
defin~d
by
thu Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) and Gruss Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVWRI shown on the certification lag posted
on thH driver's door jamb. These ratinDs are for a fully·
loaded vehicle
i~cludi~g
passengers and normal bciollgillQs.
Periodically weigh thu fully-loaded ,no\or home a\ a publiG
scalp. to dutcrmine axle louds.
The
following
proC{!(jure "'
sU~1gested,
although any method recommended by the scale
opurutor which correctly determines weighl
v~lues
is ac·
ceplable. During ail meusurements. it is important that the
vehicle be kept as level as possible.
1. Run only the frunt wheels Ollto the scale platform
a~d
obtain a reading. (This first value is the front
axle Gross Ax!e Weight.1
2. Next, place the entira vehicle (both axlesl On the
s~ale
and obtain a readinQ. (This second value is
Gross Vehicle Weight.)
3. Drive forward until only the mar axle is on thu
platform and obtain a reading. (This third readi"'1
is rear axle Gross Axle Weight.)
4. Compare
r~uding
2 with the GVWR of your
vehid~.
If \his reading exceeds the GVWR rating, it will be
necessary to reduce tnt"1 vehicle lo"d.
5. If reading 2 is less than the GVWR of your vehicle,
cher-k readings 1 and 3 to verify ,hat each is less
than the GAWR on the ccrtifiGation tug.
I(
either
cXGeeds tho GAWR for the lixle, ,ed,stribute enough
equipment from Iron\
!O
back or bilCk to front tn
ensure that loads on lront and rear axlas "re within
the required limit.
Check vehid€ weight period,cally to oil\a;n optinHHll m;hl.qe
from tires und improvud handjjng. Tm:s should illways be
inilated as recommended in the Chassis M3~ufacturcr's
Instructions. SeD your Chassis Operator's Manual.
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