Operating instructions
Cargo Carrying Capacity
and
Load
Distribution
.(1 NOTE I
Cargo Carrying Capacities
(CCC)
of
your motor
home are specified on
a label affixed
to
the inside
of
the motor home.
The
label includes
all
factory
installed options.
If
other equipment such as leveling
jacks, awnings, roof pods, etc., are installed after
the
motor home leaves
the
factory the weight
of
these
items must be subtracted from
the
total
of
the
pas-
senger and cargo carrying capacities.
The amount
of
cargo weight you can place in
your motor home is the motor home's GVWR
minlls its UVW, or maximum capacity minlls the
weight
of
your motor home
as
assembled by
Fleetwood,
i.e., without dealer installed
accessories, water,
LP gas, cargo or occupants.
When the motor home
is
being designed, the
number and size
of
storage compartments, the
liquid tank capacities and number
of
belted seat-
ing positions are determined for value and
convenience.
If
you fill all liquid tanks to capac-
ity, fill all storage compartments and cupboards
to maximum volume and fill all available seating
positions with passengers, the motor home could
be overloaded. (See
Loading Tips). Be aware
of
the weight
of
the items you store, where you
store the items in your motor home, and weigh
your motor home after it is fully loaded.
In addition to knowing the overall weight that
can be safely loaded in or attached to the motor
home, you must know how
to
distribute the
weight so that correct amounts
of
weight are dis-
tributed between the axles or front-to-rear and
also between the wheels or side-to-side.
It
is also
important to place heavier items in under-the-
floor storage or low in the motor home.
If
you
make the motor home top heavy or much too
heavy on one side, the motor home can be over-
turned and crash in a curve, turn or in an emer-
gency steering maneuver. When the load is prop-
erly distributed, your motor home will handle
and respond safely, and you
as
the driver can be
more confident and will be more comfortable.
On
The
Road
If
your motor home is improperly loaded, it may
be unsafe to drive, uncomfortable
to
drive, or
both. Axle load is important and it
is
recom-
mended that you should load your motor home
so that the front axle is loaded to at least
80%
of
the front GAWR.
How
to
Weigh Your Loaded
Motor
Home
Refer
to
your local telephone
directOlY
to
find a
public weigh station. The following procedures
wiII
help you determine whether your loaded
motor home (complete with cargo, fluids, passen-
gers, and driver) is within GAWR, GVWR, and
GCWR limits. When you arrive at a weigh sta-
tion, the attendant will guide you through the cor-
rect positioning
of
the motor home on the scales.
Your
RV
must be weighed fully loaded, that is,
with passengers, food, clothing, fuel, water,
propane, supplies, etc. Any towed vehicle
(car/pickup, boat or trailer) or item loaded on
brackets on the back
of
the
RV,
such as bikes
or
motorcycles, should also be included
in
the
weighing.
The following steps are suggested and are illus-
trated on the following pages:
I.
Pull onto the scale so that only the front
axle is on the platform (with the end
of
the
scale midway between the front and rear
axles), and record the scaled weight.
2.
Pull forward until the full unit is on the
scale, and record the scaled weight.
3.
Pull forward so that only the rear axle
is
on
the scale (again with the edge
of
the scale
midway between the front and rear axles),
and record the scaled weight.
If
the RV has a rear tag axle, pull forward
so that only the tag axle remains on the
scale, and record the scaled weight.
To
determine individual wheel position weights,
it
is
necessary to repeat the first three steps, but
this time, use only one side
of
the scale, as
shown on the following pages.
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