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03-27-2017, 10:37 AM
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Not totally sure about how popup's are done. I was surprised your dry weight sticker was white. Most FR trailers have a white sticker with the GVWR and a yellow sticker with the "dry weight" and cargo capacity. See below for mine.
You might want to ask the dealer if your popup has similar stickers and to send you THOSE pics.
But even these seem weird. If you add my dry weight and CCC, you get 6500 lbs. But the GVWR says 6538 lbs. Where'd the extra 38 lbs come from? I don't know.
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03-27-2017, 10:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rockfordroo
Not totally sure about how popup's are done. I was surprised your dry weight sticker was white. Most FR trailers have a white sticker with the GVWR and a yellow sticker with the "dry weight" and cargo capacity. See below for mine.
You might want to ask the dealer if your popup has similar stickers and to send you THOSE pics.
But even these seem weird. If you add my dry weight and CCC, you get 6500 lbs. But the GVWR says 6538 lbs. Where'd the extra 38 lbs come from? I don't know.
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Someone either left thier tool belt in there when they went to lunch or used the head!
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03-27-2017, 11:00 AM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
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TamZ,
I'm not sure what your concern is?
You bought with the assumption the trailer was going to have a dry weight of 1284.
It actually came in at 1282, which is LESS than what you were figuring on. (given it's just a couple pounds)
Not sure why you believe it is heavier than what you thought??
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03-27-2017, 11:10 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2014
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Dry weights are so meaningless. All they accomplish is selling more RV that buyers should have or can safely handle. Look at Gross weight of the trailer. If you cannot handle that weight comfortably then is is definitely not the correct trailer to match to your two vehicle.
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03-27-2017, 11:12 AM
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Has this horse died yet?
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03-27-2017, 12:12 PM
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Location: Canton, Michigan
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Not quite. The horse keeps raising it's head, saying that you must have a truck that can handle the full GVWR. I must beat the horse again... 
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03-27-2017, 11:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SeaDog
Has this horse died yet?
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Somebody new brought in another horse.
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03-28-2017, 01:29 AM
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Just as confused as you
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: south central Wisconsin
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Originally Posted by pdqparalegal1
I pulled up to the local Cat scales at the truck stop. The State scale inspector was there checking the scales. He took a large (heavy) weight and placed in the middle of the pad, recorded that weight. Moved the weight stack to each corner of the pad. All must weight the same to pass. He repeats that on all pads and prints out a report. When he moved on, I weighed and felt good that I got an accurate weight.  |
Yep, that's the way it's tested. If he finds that it doesn't read the same on each pad then he calibrates the one(s) that are off by turning some rheostats under the scale readout at the desk. If that doesn't work then there is a bad load cell under the scale pad. Once changed he will retest and calibrate the new cell/
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03-28-2017, 04:41 AM
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Hundreds of hours research and a Picture from a out of state Dealer and you are Very concerned about Weight,and you go ahead and Buy It?  Like Others have said you should have had the Dealer actually take it to a "Certified Cat Scales" Before you bought it,Now it is yours!   Youroo!! 
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