Re: Question about basement storage
Reply #50 –
I modified my previous post. Took so long to do so I re-posted.
Mike,
We weighed the coach a few months after our purchase and first 6 week trip. Weighted by Smart Weigh at Livingston in December of 2013. We were/are new to full time RVing and were a little lighter than we are now I would guess. So here are the actual numbers.
We weighed in at 35,860 lbs. and our UVW as per the data tag is 33,134 lbs. so the difference of 2726 lbs. is the weight of the "stuff" we are carrying.
Our "fixed portions", as weighed, of our CCC contain: Fresh Water = 929 lbs. Full 112 gal tank @ 8.3 lbs./gal.
Grey Water = empty
Black Water = empty
Propane = 44 lbs. 17 gal. tank, gauge showing 60%
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973 lbs.
Tongue wt. 60 lbs. estimated weight of Blue Ox tow bar
Bill & Donna 362 lbs. I'm the heavy one 
Food, tools, supplies, etc. 1331 lbs.
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2726 lbs.
So basics look like this. 33,134 lbs. (UVW) + 973 lbs. (basic NCC / CCC from above) = 34,107 lbs., adding to this + people, tongue wt., food, tools, supplies, etc., 2726 lbs. gives me 36,833 lbs., 5,167 lbs. below the GVWR of 42,000 lbs.
My Smart Weigh numbers are as follows:
Left Front = 5750 Left Rear = 8450 Left Tag = 3530
Right Front = 5970 Right Rear = 8550 Right Tag = 3610
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11,720 17,000 7,140
Added together = 35860 lbs.
GVWR of 42,000 lbs. less actual travel weight of 35,860 lbs. = 6,140 lbs.
The actual weight of the coach includes all that is carried by the coach at that time so if my understanding of all these numbers is correct, there is 6,140 lbs. of cargo carrying capacity left.
The weight data plate shows a CCC of 7,344 lbs. while my numbers show: GVWR = 42,000 lbs. less;
UVW = 33,134 lbs.
Fresh Water = 929 lbs.
Full LP tank = 72 lbs.
Actual people weight (SCWR) = 362 lbs.
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34,497 lbs. subtracted from the GVWR leaves 7,503 lbs., not that far from the data sheet value of 7,433 lbs.
So it appears I'm good to go 
if all of this is correct.
Thanks Mike and others who have responded and made this a great re-learning experience for me. I went through all this when we bought the coach but after a while it gets vague and it pays to refresh. The penalty for being lax in so many areas of these coaches can be costly in many ways.
Safe Travels Everyone! 
Topic: Question about basement storage