Trailer GVWR

[Bpawb]

Trailer GVWR is that the total weight limit including trailer & load ?

Or is GVWR the total amount of weight that can be placed on a trailer ?

thanks...

 

[Farmwithjunk]

GVWR is the total RATED capacity of the trailer and load combined.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

The feds define it as the "value specified by the
manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle"

Here's a link.

49 CFR 571.3

You kind of have to look down the page a little.

 

[kevincook]

The GVWR is the total weight of the trailer and the load that it can carry. The plate with the GVWR data should also list the weight of the trailer.

Just subtract the weight of the trailer from the GVWR to get the maximum payload you can put on the trailer.

For example, my trailer has a GVWR of 10,000 pounds and weighs 2800 pounds, therefore, I can carry up to 7200 pounds of tractor stuff.

Good Luck,
Kevin

 

[Highbeam]

G(ross)VWR as in total. Very important since my 10,000 lb GVWR trailer weighs 2500 which is a bunch.

 

[stevenf]

To add to the confusion I have a tandem bumper pull trailer that has farm tags on it, it has two 7,000lb axles and weighs 2,200 lbs so it has in my mind the ability to haul 11,800lbs the state registers farm trailers differently apparently and says it can haul over 30,000 lbs how does this make sense, actually I think the registration says 34,000lbs. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Steve

 

[keeney]

The weight listed on the registration is only how much weight you are paying road taxes on, and does not have anything to do with the actual capacity of the trailer other than they probably always round up to the next weight class.

The "registered" weight is also sometimes used to determine what kind of license you need to rive the combination. Many trailers with 12,000 lbs axles are "registered" at 9,900 to stay within what can be driven without a class-B license.

- Rick

 

[Bird]

Steve, I used to have a 5' x 10', single axle, tiltbed trailer, but as you said the farm registration had that 34,000 or such rating. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif I asked about that, and the lady told me all farm trailers were registered that way in Texas.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Sounds like everything really is bigger in Texas.

 

[stevenf]

Bird since you have a law enforcement background tell me with the trailer rated by the state at 34,000lbs if a trooper pulled me over for appearing overloaded does he check the registration and say OH! 34,000lbs nevermind or does he slap me upside the head and say dumby those are 7,000lb axles you can't haul that on my road and give me a big ticket.
Steve