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Old 10-26-2010, 01:06 PM   #3
Mr. Adventure
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In addition to finding my TM's weight, I discovered that I was exceeding the tow vehicle's rear axle rating by about 300 pounds. Bad boy, Bill! On our cross-country migrations, we take a ton of non-camping stuff and load it all into the Explorer's wayback. This time was especially heavy, since we are closing one house. But in the future I will be more aware, and pack differently.

Bill
Just curious, where does 300# overload on the TV rear axle place you relative to the tire ratings? (and do you tow with them at max rated inflation?)
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