Gvw

[daverami]

Hi all,

I had a question about GVW. The specs for my truck has a GVW per axle, the an overall GVW. The numbers are different. When trying to figure out your real weight, which set of numbers would you use as your baseline?

Thanks

 

[BigTaco]

Best way to find you "real" weight is to go get it weighed at a dump or some place with a vehicle scale.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_vehicle_weight_rating

 

[Overdrive]

daverami--
You may know this already, maybe not...
The GVW is not the weight of your vehicle; nor can it be considered any sort of baseline. The GVWR is the maximum the "whole package" is designed to weigh at maximum capacity...meaning your payload plus the weight of the vehicle.

So, you would weigh your vehicle (I do it with a full gas tank so I can have a repeatable baseline), then subtract that weight from your GVW to get your allowable payload. Your payload includes you, your significant other, tools, gear, the dog, trailer tongue weight, etc.

Hope this helps.
Scott

 

[daverami]

Scott,

Thank you for the information. I kind of thought it was like that. I actually did weigh the truck with stuff on it/in it. All said and done, there is not a lot left for much of anything!

David