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MOTOR HOME LOADING
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RESPONSIBILITY
FORPROPER
LOADING'
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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.safelyload your vehicle.
A
FEW
DEFINITIONS FIRST
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Before discussing loading andweighing,we need to explaih some common
weight terms. We'll use abbreviations in our
discussi6ri. These terms are:
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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. The GVRW
is
shown on
the Federal certification tag posted on the
left interior sidewall
of
the driver's compartment and on the wardrobe door tag,
GAWR
(Gross Axle-Weight
Rating)
*
'-
This is the maximum allowable weight a specific axle is designed
to,
carry. Each axle has its own GA WR. When you add the GA WRs,
they wiil not necessarily add up to.the GVWR. The GAWRs are
also shown on the Federal certification tag posted-on the left
interior side wall
of
the driver's compartment and on the
wardrobe
door tag.
GCWR
(Gross
Combined
Weight
Rating)*
means the value specified by the motor home manufacturer as the
maximum allowable loaded weight
of
this motor home with its
towed trailer or towed. vehicle. The Gross Combined Weight
Rating (GCWR) is listed on the wardrobe
door tag.
_.GTW (Gross Towed Weight) *
means the maximum permissible loaded weight
of
a trailer or car
that this motor home has been designed
to
tow. This cannot pe
increased by changing the trailer hitch.
TheGTW
is listed on the
wardrQbe door tag.
*These ratings
are
shown on
the
Carrying
Capacity tag.
© 1996 Fleetwood Enterprises Inc.
American Eagle
Wide
Body
ISSUE DATE: 6/96
All rights reselVed
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