Please Explain the Yellow Sticker

[bikendan]

Originally Posted by DDC

[QUOTE :So i contacted the Dealer today and was promptly told that there is really nothing that they can do for me since I am the registered owner of this TT with Coachman/'Forest River.....and I would have to contact them myself and get it straightened out. ]

Whow what a lazy dealer does he have no conscience, he just took money for a product where the DOT specs were wrong, he should at least do the leg work to get a new yellow sticker from F/R.

i agree! hope you don't have problems because that dealer is not going to be very helpful.

[Terier]

Originally Posted by DonG

"he should at least do the leg work to get a new yellow sticker from F/R."
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Both the yellow sticker and the GVWR sticker are wrong, and the GVWR is far more important. The yellow one is just for the owner's information.
Eventually, it would be good to get the GVWR sticker replaced, as you just never know when the DOT jackboots will pull you over, but I wouldn't be in any panic. When have you ever seen a camper being checked? And if they get pissy, they can simply weigh the unit.

I do agree that the dealer is a lazy slug, but isn't that the norm?
We were lucky enough to find a good, and honest, dealer. But we had to go through a half dozen bad ones first.

It would be best to get the sticker corrected just in case.... I have seen several trailers and campers pulled over & checked by law enforcement on the way up the mountain last time I went tent camping.

[SknirB]

Got in touch with Service yesterday morning and was told they have to look into it...the guy told me that the dry weight is most likely correct...it may be the other sticker that is wrong. Guess Now all I can do is wait to hear back from them. Hopefully they send me some new stickers!

[sideout1961]

Lou, so I should go inflate the tires to the max pressure on the tire and not what's on the sticker?

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by sideout1961

Lou, so I should go inflate the tires to the max pressure on the tire and not what's on the sticker?

You can NEVER go wrong using the max pressure on the tire.
Only if the tire is the wrong tire for the camper.

Get the sticker problem fixed after you max out your tires now.

Then:
Weigh your camper on a scale and use the correct pressure for your weight after you are SURE what that should be.

[sideout1961]

I would love to weigh my trailer Lou but no scales around me. All the ones I see on the main Highways are always closed.

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by sideout1961

I would love to weigh my trailer Lou but no scales around me. All the ones I see on the main Highways are always closed.

Then pump up those tires and get on the phone to FR with your VIN.

[MtnGuy]

Originally Posted by sideout1961

I would love to weigh my trailer Lou but no scales around me. All the ones I see on the main Highways are always closed.

Check out your local landfill, grain storage, quarry, etc......any place that would have to weigh trucks. Many of these places will weigh free or with a small charge.

Using the address in your avatar, there is a CAT scale 6 miles from you at I-291 & I-90 Exit 6
Springfield, MA 01104

[whj77372]

This is a great post that shows that some need to be better shopers, more informed prior to purchase. I took 17 months, 7 RV books, Excapees boot camp, emails back and forth with boot camp staff, lots of hours on forums regarding RVs etc. prior to paying $28,875 for a V-Cross fiver. To me that is a lot of money and I would never spend that much for something unless I did know more then the sales staff prior to purchase. What about the PDI walk through, you would think that would had come up then?

[sideout1961]

mtnguy, there is a truck stop there. Didn't know they had scales just thought it was a rest stop. Thanks for the info.

[MtnGuy]

Originally Posted by sideout1961

mtnguy, there is a truck stop there. Didn't know they had scales just thought it was a rest stop. Thanks for the info.

Glad I could help. The CAT scale locator is an excellent resource. I didn't think we had any nearby CAT scales, until I used that online locator.....I have a scale 21 miles away.....I had no idea. I am going to use that shortly instead of the local rock quarry this time. I have to setup a new hitch head assembly. I am getting good fender measurements, but I want to confirm my results via the scales.

[Rsgtivr6]

Originally Posted by mtnguy

Glad I could help. The CAT scale locator is an excellent resource. I didn't think we had any nearby CAT scales, until I used that online locator.....I have a scale 21 miles away.....I had no idea. I am going to use that shortly instead of the local rock quarry this time. I have to setup a new hitch head assembly. I am getting good fender measurements, but I want to confirm my results via the scales.

"There's an app for that."

I have the CAT locator app on my (android) phone. Makes it easy to put into Google maps.

[SknirB]

Update : Steve from Forest River got back to me yesterday afternoon and told me that they are sending me out a new set of stickers for the TT. Apparently they are all wrong - not just the yellow one. Hopefully when the new ones arrive I will have more than 37KG cargo capacity lol.

Thanks all for the help and input!

[bikendan]

Great, you might want to let them know how little your dealer cared about the situation.
this should have been handled by the selling dealer and not you.

[DonG]

Glad to hear that FR came through.
It will be nice to have the correct numbers.

[Rebel702]

Originally Posted by sideout1961

mtnguy, there is a truck stop there. Didn't know they had scales just thought it was a rest stop. Thanks for the info.

Use the CAT website to learn how to use the scales before going. Here are some helpful links.

How To Weigh | CAT Scale

[SknirB]

Got the new stickers in the mail today. My dry weight didn't change but the GVWR went up by 1600# - which now gives me 1681# of cargo capacity. Should I put the new stickers right over top of the old ones or remove the old ones first? Not sure how hard they are to remove. I made one more phone call to FR to make sure they understand that my dealer wasn't interested in helping me through this - not sure if they care or not - they certainly didn't give me the impression that it was a concern to them.

[Herk7769]

I would give the old sticker a wipe with 95% or higher Ispropyl Alcohol to remove the wax and stick it right on top.

[TURBS]

Originally Posted by herk7769

I would give the old sticker a wipe with 95% or higher Ispropyl Alcohol to remove the wax and stick it right on top.

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