Driving
Exceedinganyvehicleweightratinglimitationcouldresultin
seriousdamagetothevehiclelossofvehiclecontrol,vehicle
rollover,and/orpersonalinjury.
Special loading instructions for owners of pickup trucks and
utility-type vehicles
Forimportantinformationregardingsafeoperationofthistype
ofvehicle,seethePreparingtodriveyourvehiclesectionin
thischapter.
Loadedvehicles,withahighercenterofgravity,mayhandle
differentlythanunloadedvehicles.Extraprecautions,suchas
slowerspeedsandincreasedstoppingdistance,shouldbetakenwhen
drivingaheavilyloadedvehicle.
Yourvehiclehasthecapabilitytohaulmorecargoandpeoplethanmost
passengercars.Dependinguponthetypeandplacementoftheload,
haulingcargoandpeoplemayraisethecenterofgravityofthevehicle.
Calculating the load your vehicle can carry/tow
1.
Usetheappropriatemaximumgrosscombinedweightrating(GCWR)
chart(intheTrailerTowingsection)tofindthemaximumGCWRfor
yourtypeengineandrearaxleratio.
2.
cargo.Toobtaincorrectweights,trytakingyourvehicletoashipping
companyoraninspectionstationfortrucks.
Weighyourvehicleasyoucustomarilyoperatethevehiclewithout
3.
SubtractyourloadedvehicleweightfromthemaximumGCWRonthe
followingcharts.Thisisthemaximumtrailerweightyourvehiclecantow
andmustfallbelowthemaximumshownundermaximumtrailerweight
onthechart.
TRAILER TOWING
YourvehiclemaytowaclassI,IIorIIItrailerprovidedthemaximum
trailerweightislessthanorequaltothemaximumtrailerweightlisted
foryourengineandrearaxleratioonthefollowingcharts.
Yourvehicle’sloadcapacityisdesignatedbyweight,notbyvolume,so
youcannotnecessarilyuseallavailablespacewhenloadingavehicle.
Towingatrailerplacesanadditionalloadonyourvehicle’ sengine,
transmission,axle,brakes,tiresandsuspension.Inspectthese
componentscarefullyafteranytowingoperation.
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| Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Ranger Manuals |
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| Tags | Ford Ranger 2.3, Ford Ranger 3.0, Ford Ranger 4.0 |
| Model Year | 2002 |
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