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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
I haven't had the corners of the rig weighed; but I know the overall weight.
That's 12,054 pounds
With a 14,500 GVWR: that leaves us with 2,446 pounds to play with.
The bike is 1,200 pounds... 
1,246 left
A full tank of fuel with reach almost 450 pounds...
796...
The Missus and I weigh just about 360 together (I'm NOT saying how that weight is contributed by us!  )
436...
If we carry ANYTHING in any of the tanks: we'll be over the GVWR before even loading the wine bottles, and marshmallows! 
Clearly; the rig needs a helping hand... |
Be careful when assuming that you can load an E-450 to maximum Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 14,500 pounds.
The E-450 is unusual in that the maximum combined axle ratings is only 14,600 pounds, which means that to get to 14,500, each axle has to be very close to its own maximum. That doesn't leave much room for variations in typical vehicle weight distributions.
For "example", if after you load your bike, it turns out the front axle is at 4,500 pounds (versus 5,000 maximum rating), then loading the rear axle to its maximum will still leave you quite short of the 14,500-pounds you are assuming.
As mentioned by others, you really need at the very least the axle weights. This is much more critical on E-450s than on E-350s which are more forgiving in this respect (granted, based on only 12,500 pound GVWR).
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