MINO
Adventurer
I knew I was over GVWR. I never had a chance to weigh it, but I knew. I thought at most 600lbs over.
What a shock it was to discover how overweight it really was: 8,460 on a 4x4 Tundra: with approx 7200 GVWR.
Throw me and the wife in there, and we're at 8,830.
We came to the CAT scale with a half tank of gas, ExpOne Bumper, 12k winch, 26gal of water, tire chains, bunch of tools, 2 cats, litterbox, snowboards, full fridge. As close to our usual travel load as possible.
Suspension was upgraded to handle more weight (OME Heavies + D28XL leaf upgrade). Tires are E-rated but none of that prepared me to see how overweight we are.
So here I am - researching every item I've added to my rig. Hell, my snow chains alone weigh about 100lbs. That 215AH battery I upgraded to - added another 100lbs. So on and so forth. Phoenix didn't include any weight info on my build but I did order it well equipped with hot water, shower, and a king bunkbed. I'll weigh it sometime.
It's a friendly reminder to keep an eye on the weight and safety of your rigs.
Anyone else go to the scale and see how far over they really are?
What a shock it was to discover how overweight it really was: 8,460 on a 4x4 Tundra: with approx 7200 GVWR.
Throw me and the wife in there, and we're at 8,830.
We came to the CAT scale with a half tank of gas, ExpOne Bumper, 12k winch, 26gal of water, tire chains, bunch of tools, 2 cats, litterbox, snowboards, full fridge. As close to our usual travel load as possible.
Suspension was upgraded to handle more weight (OME Heavies + D28XL leaf upgrade). Tires are E-rated but none of that prepared me to see how overweight we are.
So here I am - researching every item I've added to my rig. Hell, my snow chains alone weigh about 100lbs. That 215AH battery I upgraded to - added another 100lbs. So on and so forth. Phoenix didn't include any weight info on my build but I did order it well equipped with hot water, shower, and a king bunkbed. I'll weigh it sometime.
It's a friendly reminder to keep an eye on the weight and safety of your rigs.
Anyone else go to the scale and see how far over they really are?