Just got back from the yard. 84 sacks of 80lb concrete. Load should be 6,720 lbs.
First pic is with 40 lbs in air bags.
Second pic shows loaded truck.
Last pic with no air in air bags. Truck is on the overloads here.
Best guess is that I am running around 15,000 gross. The truck handles the weight surprisingly well, although does take a firmer foot on the brake pedal. Short drive home.
Greg
"Never argue with an fool, they will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience"
It makes a big difference when the load is way down in the box. Put a camper in the box that weighs that and I am sure you would feel it a lot more. SWAY!!
Dan
2006 3000SL26 Bigfoot Class C
320 Watts Solar With Bluesky 2000 Regulator
Four 6volt U2200 Batteries
2000 Watt PSW Magnum Inverter
I have the same camper that you do and my sticker says 2,842 but it weighs in at 2,900 so I would have to say that the Adventurer is closer than most on there weight.
That is interesting cause my sticker shows less, which makes me wonder if they stamped it wrong. This camper does have a solid plywood roof which not all of this model has. I also added A/C (100 lbs), solar (30 lbs & electric jacks (probably an extra 75 lbs). The camper also has a metal rear bumper which was probably not accounted for in the original weight. If I get the chance to throw a 10.8 SnowRiver on it in June & weigh it, I will let everyone know. SR supposedly list wet weights on their site.
If I come in close to GVWR with the holding tanks empty I will be happy. I am in the habit of dumping ASAP and not carrying fresh water any more than I have to, anyway. In the 90FWS Adventurer, all holding tanks full adds 575 lbs. Water weighs 8.34 lbs per gallon, Diesel BTW weighs about 8 lbs per gallon, so a full tank adds quite a bit.
To all of you overweight rigs: I hope I am not on the freeway near you when there is: 1) sudden stop, 2) accident requiring quick maneuver, 3) extreme wind gusts, 4) catastrophic tire failure on a curve. I have experienced all of these and more, in my life using my various rigs, your risking your, and more importantly, my families life with your attitudes and equipment.
I doubt that you would like semi-trucks and commercial truckers to operate in the same way.
I drive a 2001 F550, crew cab diesel, with a Royal Sport bed, GVRW 17,000#; GCVR 26,000#. This truck will haul my Bigfoot 10.6 camper (4000#+ loaded), a three horse slant load trailer (has tack room, 25 gal horse water) and all of the necessary (in my mind) equipment. My truck weighs right at 10,000# (with out people). With horses and camper, 22,514#. We do a lot of dog shows, horse camping and just regular camping. All of my weights are real, from a commercial scale.
There are plenty of other truck / camper combinations that are safe; a person has to think about what they are doing before they slap stuff together. It is like going on a 50 mile back pack trip wearing flip flops, something is going to give eventually.
MEFreer
2001 F550 Crew Cab 4x4, 7.3 diesel 60 hp chip, enhanced auto trans, engine brake, upgraded intake & exhaust, Royal Sport bed, custom Super Hitch, Tork Lift; Bigfoot 10.6 TC w/ enhanced electrical sys; 3 horse slant load bumperpull, Quarter horses
I have the same camper that you do and my sticker says 2,842 but it weighs in at 2,900 so I would have to say that the Adventurer is closer than most on there weight.
That is interesting cause my sticker shows less, which makes me wonder if they stamped it wrong. This camper does have a solid plywood roof which not all of this model has. I also added A/C (100 lbs), solar (30 lbs & electric jacks (probably an extra 75 lbs). The camper also has a metal rear bumper which was probably not accounted for in the original weight.
Mine has a full plywood roof and diamond plate rear bumper. With the sticker claiming 2,842 and me weighing it at 2,900 I think it is right on as I do have two batteries instead of one and I also had a spare gallon of oil and antifreeze in a compartment too.
mefreer wrote: You Alaska folks live on the edge anyway, and I suspect that most real residents (not visitors like I have been) are capable of handling themselves much better than the hoards of lower 48 folk.
LOL -- yeah we live on the edge alright. Sometimes I think we are a third world country
Paul, my adventurer 810 ws tag says 1085kgs {2400 pds } when eguipped with standard equipment full water and propane. All options are extra weight I have sheet that come in the owners package that has the weights of each option. My outfit ready to go weights 10,100 pds on my F-250. So you are not too bad off.
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mefreer wrote: I doubt that you would like semi-trucks and commercial truckers to operate in the same way.
You would be surprised. I drive a truck that has a sticker claiming it can haul 14,000 on the steer axle and 46,000 on the drives. We very often get permits to haul up to 60,000 on the drives legally! It is not uncommon to see loads up here in excess of 200,000 and this is legal with a permit even though it is way over what the GVWR and GCWR are.
You Alaska folks live on the edge anyway, and I suspect that most real residents (not visitors like I have been) are capable of handling themselves much better than the hoards of lower 48 folk.
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