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Glossary
SLEEPING CAPACITY WEIGHT RATING (SCWR)
– The manufacturer's designated num-
ber of sleeping positions multiplied by 154 pounds (70 kilograms).
SLIDEOUT
– A compartment added to an RV to increase interior space. It slides into the
body during travel and slides out when parked.
SNOWBIRD
– Term for someone in a northern climate that heads "south" in winter months.
STINKY SLINKY
– Slang for the sewer hose, constructed from a spiral wire covered with
vinyl. One end attaches to the RV piping and the other into the local sewer dump facilities
STREETSIDE
– The part of the vehicle on the street side when parked. (Also referred to as
the off door-side or ODS.)
SURGE PROTECTOR
– Device (customer supplied) that is installed at the power supply
location designed to prevent “surges” or “spikes” in electrical current that may damage the
RV’s electrical/electronic components.
SWAY
– Fishtailing action of the trailer caused by external forces that set the trailer's mass
into a lateral (side-to-side) motion. The trailer's wheels serve as the axis or pivot point. Also
known as "yaw."
THERMOCOUPLE
– A thermocouple is a device that monitors the pilot flame of a pilot
model propane appliance. If the pilot flame is extinguished the thermocouple causes the gas
valve to shut off the flow of gas to both the pilot flame and the main burner.
TIP OUT
-–The term used for an area or room in an RV that tips out for additional living
space. The Tip-Out was generally used in older RVs. Newer RVs mainly use a slide-out.
TIRE RATINGS
– The MAXIMUM LOAD that a tire may carry is engraved on the sidewall,
along with a corresponding COLD inflation pressure. A reduction in inflation pressure re-
quires a reduction in load rating. Tire manufacturers publish charts that establish the load
capacity at various inflation pressures.
TOE (WHEEL ALIGNMENT)
– Toe is the measure of whether the front of the wheels (look-
ing down from the top) are closer (toe-in) or farther (toe-out) than the back of the wheels.
TONGUE WEIGHT, TONGUE LOAD, VERTICAL LOAD (TWR/TLR/VLR)
– Tongue Weight,
Tongue Load, Vertical Load Rating Different terms for the MAXIMUM VERTICAL LOAD that
can be carried by the hitch UNLOADED.
TRAILER BRAKES
– Brakes that are built into the trailer axle systems and are activated ei-
ther by electric impulse or by a surge mechanism. The overwhelming majority of RVs utilize
electric trailer brakes that are actuated when the tow vehicle's brakes are operated, or when
a brake controller is manually activated. Surge brakes utilize a mechanism that is positioned
at the coupler, that detects when the tow vehicle is slowing or stopping, and activates the
trailer brakes via a hydraulic system (typically used on boats).
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