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Tongue weight or King Pin Weight:  the tongue weight is the actual weight pressing down in the hitch ball by the trailer.  The recommended amount of tongue weight is 10-15%. of the GTW.  The king pin weight is the pressing down on a fifth wheel hitch by the trailer.  The recommended weight amount is 15-25% of the GTW.

Curb Weight:  the actual weight of a vehicle or trailer including all standard equipment, full fuel tanks, full freshwater tank, full propane bottle and all other fluids, but before taking on any people or personal cargo.  So curb weight is vehicle weight with standard  equipment only.

Dry Weight: weight of a rv or trailer containing standard equipment without fuel, fluids cargo, passengers or optional equipment.

(UVW) unloaded vehicle weight:  is the weight of a basic unit as manufactured at the factory.  It includes all fluids applicable to the unit.  So the UVW is basic vehicle weight plus full fuel tank and equipment fluids weight.

Cargo Weight:  is the weight of all things added to the curb weight of the rv.  Which is personal cargo weight plus optional equipment weight plus tongue or king pin weight.  This gives you the cargo weight.

Payload is a weight rating.  It is the maximum weight that persons plus cargo should never exceed.  Payload is derived by subtracting Curb Weight from GVWR.  This means its the difference between a vehicle with standard equipment and the maximum allowed weight.

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