Tires, Wheels and Loading
5.
Determinethecombinedweightofluggageandcargobeingloadedon
thevehicle.Thatweightmaynotsafelyexceedtheavailablecargoand
luggageloadcapacitycalculatedinStep4.
6.
Ifyourvehiclewillbetowingatrailer,loadfromyourtrailerwillbe
transferredtoyourvehicle.Consultthismanualtodeterminehowthis
reducestheavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacityofyourvehicle.
Thefollowinggivesyouafewexamplesonhowtocalculatetheavailable
amountofcargoandluggageloadcapacity:
•
Anexampleforyourvehiclewith1400lb.(635kg)ofcargoand
luggagecapacity.Youdecidetogogolfing.Isthereenoughload
capacitytocarryyou,fourofyourfriendsandallthegolfbags?You
andfourfriendsaverage220lb.(99kg)eachandthegolfbagsweigh
approximately30lb.(13.5kg)each.Thecalculationwouldbe:1400–
(5
x220)–(5x30)=1400–1100–150=150lb.;yes,youhave
enoughloadcapacityinyourvehicletotransportyou,fourfriendsand
yourgolfbags.Inmetricunits,thecalculationwouldbe:635kg–(5x
99)
–(5x13.5)=635–495–67.5=72.5kg.
•
Anotherexampleforyourvehiclewith1400lb.(635kg)ofcargoand
luggagecapacity.Youandoneofyourfriendsdecidetopickup
cementfromthelocalhomeimprovementstoretofinishthatpatio
youhavebeenplanningforthepast2years.Measuringtheinsideof
thevehiclewiththerearseatfoldeddown,youhaveroomfor12-100
lb.(45kg)bagsofcement.Doyouhaveenoughloadcapacityto
transportthecementtoyourhome?Ifyouandyourfriendeachweigh
220
lb.(99kg),thecalculationwouldbe:1400–(2x220)–(12x
=1400–440–1200=–240lb.;no,youdonothaveenough
100)
cargocapacitytocarrythatmuchweight.Inmetricunits,the
calculationwouldbe:635kg–(2x99)–(12x45)=635–198–540
=
–103kg.Youwillneedtoreducetheloadweightbyatleast240lb.
(103
kg).Ifyouremove3-100lb.(45kg)cementbags,thentheload
calculationwouldbe:
1400
–(2x220)–(9x100)=1400–440–900=60lb.;nowyouhave
theloadcapacitytotransportthecementandyourfriendhome.In
metricunits,thecalculationwouldbe:635kg–(2x99)–(9x45)=
635
–198–405=32kg.
Theabovecalculationsalsoassumethattheloadsarepositionedinyour
vehicleinamannerthatdoesnotoverloadtheFrontortheRearGross
AxleWeightRatingspecifiedforyourvehicleontheCertificationlabel
foundontheedgeofthedriver’sdoor.
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F250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
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