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SECTION 3
PRE-TRAVEL INFORMATION
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W
EIGHING
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EHICLE
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RAILER
Now that your park trailer is loaded you
should have it weighed. The actual weight of
the park trailer, passengers, all options,
liquids, the hitch weight of your towed vehicle
and your personal cargo is important for you
to know so you do not exceed the GVWR.
There are two important factors when loading
your park trailer, total weight and balance. It is
imperative that you verify compliance within
all applicable weight ratings. Overloading your
park trailer will void the
Jay Flight Bungalow
Park Trailer Limited Warranty
and the
warranties of many component part
manufacturers.
Have your park trailer weighed periodically
at a public scale to determine the proper
load distribution.
Keep in mind that
individual scales will operate differently. The
surroundings of the scale need to be
adequate to accommodate weighing each
side of your park trailer.
To weigh your tow vehicle and park trailer
Read through all the weighing instructions
before you begin. If you have further
questions, consult with your dealer or the
scale operator. Your park trailer must be
weighed fully loaded (that is with food,
clothing, fuel, water, propane, supplies, etc).
1. Weigh the park trailer including the tongue
weight, while detached from the tow
vehicle. This actual overall weight must be
less than or equal to the GVWR for safe
operation. If the overall weight is greater
than the GVWR, some contents must be
removed until the actual overall weight is
less than or equal to GVWR.
2. Hitch the park trailer to your tow vehicle.
Weigh the park trailer and the tow vehicle
to determine the GCW. Make sure that
this rating is less than or equal to the
GCWR as specified by the manufacturer
of your tow vehicle. If this overall weight is
greater than the GCWR, some contents
must be removed to bring the combination
into compliance with the listed ratings.
3. Weigh the park trailer while attached to
but excluding the tow vehicle. This will
result in the actual weight that is exerted
on all of the tires. This weight may be
subtracted from the overall GVWR to
determine the actual “tongue” weight.
4. With the park trailer still attached to the
tow vehicle, weigh each wheel position
separately to ensure each tire is not
overloaded.
To determine the wheel position weight:
5. Pull the park trailer onto the scale so only
one tire is on the scale. Record the
weight. Your park trailer must remain as
level as possible on the scale (even
though an axle or side is not physically on
the scale). Obviously, to obtain the side-
to-side weights, there must be enough
Store items in areas designated for
storage. Do not store anything in the areas
reserved for the converter, electrical
panels or the furnace or water heater, etc.
Total weight of your tow vehicle and RV
must not exceed the GCWR.
Do not
assume that you can tow a RV that
happens to be within the capacity of the
tow vehicle hitch. By doing so, you may
exceed the total GCWR of your tow vehicle
and RV towing combination.
It is important to redistribute the load to
avoid component failure as well as to
improve the handling characteristics of the
vehicle.
Summary of Contents for Jay Flight Bungalow 2009
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