Driving
Donotusereplacementtireswithlowerloadcarryingcapacities
thantheoriginalsbecausetheymaylowerthevehicle’ sGVWR
andGAWRlimitations.Replacementtireswithahigherlimitthanthe
originalsdonotincreasetheGVWRandGAWRlimitations.
Exceedinganyvehicleweightratinglimitationcouldresultin
seriousdamagetothevehicleand/orpersonalinjury.
Special loading instructions for owners of pickup trucks and
utility-type vehicles
Forimportantinformationregardingsafeoperationofthistype
ofvehicle,seethePreparingtodriveyourvehiclesectionin
thischapter.
Loadedvehiclesmayhandledifferentlythanunloadedvehicles.
Extraprecautions,suchasslowerspeedsandincreasedstopping
distance,shouldbetakenwhendrivingaheavilyloadedvehicle.
Yourvehiclecanhaulmorecargoandpeoplethanmostpassengercars.
Dependinguponthetypeandplacementoftheload,haulingcargoand
peoplemayraisethecenterofgravityofthevehicle.
Calculating the load your vehicle can carry/tow
1.
UsetheappropriatemaximumGCWRchart(intheTrailertowing
sectioninthischapter)foryourtypeofengineandrearaxleratio.
Weighyourvehiclewithoutcargo.Toobtaincorrectweights,takeyour
vehicletoashippingcompanyoraninspectionstationfortrucks.
SubtractyourloadedweightfromthemaximumGCWRinthechart.
2.
3.
Thisisthemaximumtrailerweightyourvehiclecantow.Itmustbe
belowthemaximumtrailerweightshowninthechart.
TRAILER TOWING
YourvehiclemaytowaConventional/ClassIVtrailerorfifthwheeltrailer
providedthemaximumtrailerweightislessthanorequaltothe
maximumtrailerweightlistedforyourengineandrearaxleratioonthe
followingcharts.
2ndunitbodiesarenotincludedinmaximumtrailerweightratings.The
weightoftheadditional“body”mustbesubtractedfromthemaximum
trailerweight.
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2004
F250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
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