Escapees January-February 2024

Know if Your RV is OVERWEIGHT The By DAVID BROAD #32768

S everal issues are of concern when and also the cost of added wear and tear to your valuable assets. Add the safety risk and inconvenience of equipment failure, such as tire blow-outs, to the potential hazard mix, then consider the legal issues of exceeding legal weight limit laws, and the contributory cause to any accident verdict if an over weight vehicle is involved. When we heard about Escapees RV Club SmartWeigh weighing program, we called a month ahead of time to make an appoint ment and reserve a site for the night before weighing. overloading your rig. Basically, asking your tow vehicle or trailer to do more work than they were designed to do

There are times in RV life when you wonder if your rig is safe. Maybe it’s a fl eeting moment as you load up your gear for the next road trip or when you are speed ing down the interstate with the herd and realize that you are go ing faster than reason or neces sity dictates. Some reassurance can be obtained from knowing your rig is within the manufac turer’s weight and loading safety speci fi cations and that your load is correctly distributed.

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January/February 2024 ESCAPEES Magazine