AIRSTREAM LAND YACHT GAS DRIVING
LOADING
Below is a sample of the weight information chart provided in all Airstream vehicles. This information can
be found in your vehicle on the back of a wardrobe door.
See specification section in this manual for weights and term definitions.
WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION
The motorhomes have large fluid tanks and lots of storage areas. It gives you great flexibility in loading.
With flexibility comes responsibility. If you want to load down all the storage compartments the amount of
fluids will have to be reduced. Distribute your additional cargo as evenly as possible with the heaviest
objects located as low as possible.
Do you really want to carry 750 pounds of water to a RV park 1,000 miles away and then hook up to a city
water supply? Even if you're going to the "boondocks" you can usually fill your water tank shortly before
entering the area. Just reducing your load by 10 gallons of water lets you carry an awful lot of fishing and
camping gear.
WEIGHING
The unloaded vehicle weight (UVW), listed on the chart in your coach is the weight of the motorhome with
the options as ordered and installed at the factory. It includes all weight at the axles with full generator
fluids, including fuel, engine oil, and coolants. To determine the actual weight of your vehicle with
personal cargo, water and LP, it must be weighed on scales. The most common scales are those used by
states to weigh trucks used along the highway. In rural areas grain elevators are a good source and another
would be a gravel pit. Note: Weighing instructions for this motorhome are explained later in this section.
If you have trouble locating scales, a call to your State Highway Patrol will usually find them very
cooperative in assisting you.
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