Satellite Slide Tank - Manual (Page 8)

8
SETUP
SET UP
Your portable slide-in unit comes
assembled from the factory. The slide-in
unit is ready to put into use when you
receive it, aside from some necessary
owner setup. This includes lifting the unit
into your truck bed, securing it to prevent
shifting, connecting the battery cable in
order to start the engine, and installing
the vacuum/pressure gauge.
Vehicle Weight Requirements
Before setup, be sure that the truck you
use to carry your slide-in unit has a
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
and a Gross Axle Weight Rating
(GAWR) high enough to handle the
combined weight of the slide-in unit and
the liquid inside it.
Exceeding the GVWR or GAWR of your
truck could damage it. More importantly,
exceeding these ratings could impede
your ability to brake safely. In addition,
federal DOT regulations prohibit a vehicle
that exceeds its GVWR or GAWR from
**This diagram for 300 and 450 modules, 550 does not fit in pickup.
operating on public roadways.
The GVWR of your truck minus its base
weight equals the total vehicle payload
that can be carried. The surest way to
verify the maximum payload a given
vehicle can carry is to begin by having
your truck weighed at a certified scale.
As a note of caution, the advertised
payload weight for a particular truck may
not be the actual load that you can carry
with your truck.
Advertised payloads often don’t take into
account the weight of options such as
automatic transmissions that can add up
to 100 pounds to your vehicle. In addition,
the advertised payloads may not take into
account the weight of passengers and
gear (such as tools) being carried by the
truck. Ignoring these factors could result
in your truck being found to be overload-
ed during a roadway weight inspection.
A certified scale can provide an accurate
base weight of your vehicle, accounting
for all of the weight varying factors.