The amount
of
cargo weight you can place in your motor
home is the motor home's GVWR
minus its UVW, or maxi-
mum capacity
minus the weight
of
your motor home
as
assembled by Fleetwood, i.e., without dealer installed acces-
sories, water,
LP gas, cargo or occupants. When the motor
home is being designed, the number and size
of
storage com-
partments, the liquid tank capacities and number
of
belted
seating positions are determined for value and convenience.
If
you fill all liquid tanks
to
capacity, fill all storage compart-
ments and cupboards to maximum volume and fill all avail-
able seating positions with passengers, the motor home could
be overloaded. (See
Loading Tips). Be aware
of
the weight
of
the items you store and 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 disu'ibute the weight so that correct amounts
of
weight are distributed 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 overturned
and crash in a curve, turn or in an emergency steering
maneuver. When the load is properly distributed, your motor
home will handle and respond safely, and you as the driver
can be more confident and will be more comfortable.
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 recommended that you should load.your motor
home so that the front axle is loaded to at least
80%
of
the
front GAWR.
PACE Annow
ON
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ROAd
CARRYING CAPACITY
AND LOAD D,STR,BUTION
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NOTE
Net Carrying Capacities
(NCC)
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 level-
ing 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
passenger
and
cargo carrying
capacities.
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