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Old Sep 14th, 2012, 12:58   #25
Clifford Pope
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Originally Posted by subaqua View Post

unladen weight of trailer plus load is the Gross weight of a trailer.

No, the Gross Weight is the maximum permitted total weight. It has got nothing to do with the actual load.

The GW is there by design. It is stamped on the chassis. Even when the trailer is empty it still has the same GW, and it is the GW that determines the towing restrictions.
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