[Chuck]

Roy, do not rely on weights of other coaches. Each coach and each converter is going to be unique. To add to potential variations between converters and different converter features each owner is going to load his coach with significant variations in how bays are loaded.

Go to a salvage yard, grain mill, or a truck stop and get on their scales with an axle on each section if you can work that out. For about $10 you get weights specific to your coach. Weight the coach as normally loaded, with full fuel and water and an empty holding tank.

[Rudy]

Jon, good thoughts. Certainly would not rely on other folks weight information to apply to me. I agree weighing is the only way to do it, each wheel at a time. I’m thinking about a different coach I was just curious if the H3’s are more heavy overall than an XL II. Just looking for general comparison. I know what my weights are.

[Art]

Roy I went to a Cat scale for the 1st time a year ago at a truck stop, Pretty cool pull on make sure all Axles are on their own scales and you get a printed copy of weight and it shows steer axle weight- drive axle-tag axle make sure fuel is full water tank full .

[David]

Roy,

For what it’s worth. I stopped by my local CAT scale the other day with my new H3-45 (Marathon). As Jon stated, probably quite a bit of variation in converters, so take with a grain of salt.

Steer – 17,580 lbs

Drive – 22,340 lbs

Tag – 14,080 lbs

I found a weight ticket from the previous owner from about a year ago and the weights were almost the same. My coach was just off a trip (so fairly well loaded) with empty waste tanks, full fresh water tank and a full fuel tank. Make sure and disconnect a tow vehicle if you are towing. It will most likely show up with your tag axle weight. At least it does on a CAT scale.

[Paul]

Roy, it would be hard to generalize because a coach by one converter with light weight materials and heavy weights such as generator and water tank immediately ahead of the drive axle is more likely to have less steer weight than a conversion using solid heavy materials like all granite flooring and the generator and or batteries behind the steer may be greatly in excess of the Prevost weight limits.

To further muddy the waters the owners can fill a bay with lighter weight stuff like lawn chairs or small folding tables and charcoal grille, while other owners may have a full dressed Harley and ramps in a bay or cartons of textbooks filling the entire bay. I know of both.

To give you some numbers regarding my XLII I am just under my steer axle limit of 18,000, a little over my drive at 22,400, and under my tag limit at 13,000.

At a rally that involved weighing by the state police an XLII of the same year have drive and tag weights near mine, but a steer axle about 2,000# over the 18,000 limit.

[steve]

Thanks guys, good information.

[Chris]

Hi Roy – Weights taken a couple of years ago while at Jo Sam’s Orlando.

Was surprised how over-all balanced. Bet the steer curbside was heavy as carry a ton of tools first and second bay curbside. Well… at least a few hundred pounds worth for sure!

Had full water and empty tanks plus all our normal, heavily packed travel stuff.

[George]

Thanks Jeff. You are right, surprisingly well balanced. Thank you for the information that’s just what I was looking for.