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SECTION 4
TRAVELING WITH YOUR MOTOR HOME
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grain storage elevators have scales available. If
you don’t know of a truck scale in your area,
look in the Yellow Pages for entries such as
Grain Elevators, Scales-Public, Truck Stops,
Weigh Stations, etc. If you cannot locate a scale
in your area, call your state DOT and ask for rec-
ommendations. Most scales charge a nominal
fee for weighing a vehicle.
Weighing:
There is typically a scale opera-
tor to direct you but the basic routine is to take
three separate weights - front axle, whole vehi-
cle, and rear axle. You will first drive only your
front wheels on to the scale pad, then drive
ahead so that the whole vehicle is on the scale,
then finally pull off until just the rear wheels are
on the pad.
To determine the weight on either front or rear
axle, drive that axle only onto the scale. Neither
axle weight should exceed the corresponding
maximum axle weight rating specified on the cer-
tification label.
You will receive a weight ‘ticket’ that states
your current Front Gross Axle Weight, Rear
Gross Axle Weight and Gross Vehicle Weight.
You can compare these weights to the weight
ratings listed on your Vehicle Certification Label
to use as a guideline for future loading limits and
weight distribution.
The gross weight of the vehicle should not
exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
(GVWR) specified on the Vehicle Certification
Label on the rear inner jamb of the drivers door.
(see page 0-4). The front and rear axle weight
also should not exceed the corresponding Axle
Weight Rating specified on the Vehicle Certifi-
cation Label.
MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY
The following label is placed in a visible
location in the driver compartment.
The number of belted seating positions in
your motor home may exceed the number people
used to determine maximum coach occupancy,
called the Cargo Carrying Capacity (CCC).
To calculate the CCC, Winnebago uses
vehicle sleeping capacity, however your coach
may be equipped with more belted seating posi-
tions than sleeping positions to give passengers a
choice of seating arrangements. You may use all
of the belted seating positions providing you
stay within your vehicle’s GVWR listed on the
Vehicle Certification Label (see page 0-4). How-
ever you use or load your vehicle, it is your
responsibility to keep the weight within its stated
gross vehicle weight rating.
ROOF LOADING
The roof is capable of carrying some light-
weight articles while the vehicle is in motion. A
roof-mounted luggage carrier designed for this
purpose is available from your dealer. However,
roof load while the vehicle is in motion is not to
exceed 10 pounds per square foot or a maximum
of 100 pounds.
When the vehicle is stationary, a cargo load of
100 pounds plus the weight of a 225 pound per-
son to load the cargo or to conduct inspection and
maintenance is permissible.
Weight added to both the roof and the trailer
hitch contribute to the gross vehicle weight,
which must not exceed the vehicle’s GVWR.
BELTED SEATING POSITIONS MAY
EXCEED SLEEPING CAPACITY OF
THIS VEHICLE. SEE OWNER
MANUAL FOR OCCUPANCY AND
WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS.