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Originally Posted by gocntry
My 2008 Has That...
Just for Reference....
I Have A 2720 Options Are Ac, Awning, Stove & Sink Hanging Cabinets, Swing Hitch, 40 Gal Water Tank, Amplified Tv Antenna, 17" Lcd Tv Screen As The Major Options.
The Sticker Shows The Following
GVWR - 4166 Lbs - Total Weight Allowed
UVW - 3095 Lbs - I'm Guessing That's With Options - But Dry Weight
Water - 332 Lbs - I Have A 40 Gallon Tank @ 8.3 Lbs / Gal.
LP - 45 Lbs - 2 20 Lb Tanks (10 Gallon) @ 4.5 Lbs / Gal.
This Should Leave Me With 694 Lbs Carring Capacity At Maximum Load
So The Dry Weight On The Trailmanor Site Listed At 2742 Lbs For A 2720 If You Are Adding Any Options You Are Probably At The 3000 LB Range Pretty Easy
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As Bill indicated, I might jump into this thread. I confess that I have been working on a way to gather and summarize the Real World weight information. I too have noticed the "internal" weight sticker information posted on my 2010 3326K. My stickers (inside and outside) clearly give the actual (maybe calculated) weight of my TM when it was shipped (Base Weight + combined weight of all ordered options). This is still a "Dry Weight" but clearly shows that options markedly subtract from the carrying capacity of the TM. Never-the-less, it is the "official" placard and gives the manufacturer's certified weight limits for that specific TM Model and Serial Number.
Of specific interest to me as I looked at my placard, was the knowledge that the Gross Trailer Weight for my 3326K remained identical to the advertised GTW even though TM increased the wheel size from 14" to 15". Apparently, the load carrying capacity of the tires or axles were not the limiting factor. I'm am definitely interested in the data "wmtire" is putting together.
What all of this tells me is: the sales brochure Base Weight really has little use to members trying to figure out what they can tow and it just makes the summary sheet larger. It does suggest, however, that most people will find their actual weight will come close to the GTW as stated in the brochure.
You will see this problem on the attached .pdf of the Excel spread sheet that I have together so far. The actual weights have come from reading information posted by the members that I have identified. The Base Weights have come from the TM 2010 web pages. I have also tried to identify some of the earlier TM models that are in circulation or may be still around.
The progress on this project is slow since neither Bill nor I know exactly how to get the actual weight data (other than maybe it will be contributed as a result of these posts) and how to limit the displayed data. The Base Weight information really has no bearing on the Real World Weight since almost every TM has options installed. The recent posts by "gocntry" and "mjlaupp" are good information and the post by "ED-n-KEL" suggest a summary structure that may work.
Once it is gathered, Bill could make it available in some prominent place on the site. I will continue to update it as new information is gathered.
Another difficulty is gathering all of the replies to this request in one place. Perhaps this thread will continue on just this subject for a while but more likely it will take a turn to another subject and be difficult to find using the site search engine.
I have titled this post "Actual Weight of My TM" to see if that can narrow the search. Another method could be the use of the PM tool.
I'm open to all suggestions.
Thanks,
Jerry