Tires, Wheels and Loading
poundbagsofcement.Doyouhaveenoughloadcapacitytotransport
thecementtoyourhome?Ifyouandyourfriendeachweighed220
pounds,thecalculationwouldbe:1400–(2x220)–(12x100)=
1400
–440–1200=–40pounds;no,youdonothaveenoughcargo
capacitytocarrythatmuchweight.Youwillneedtoreducetheload
weightbyatleast240pounds.Ifyouremove3-100poundcement
bags,thentheloadcalculationwouldbe:
1400
–(2x220)–(9x100)=1400–440–900=60pounds;nowyou
havetheloadcapacitytotransportthecementandyourfriendhome.
Theabovecalculationsalsoassumethattheloadsarepositionedinyour
vehicleinamannerthatdoesnotoverloadtheFrontortheRearGross
AxleWeightRatingspecifiedforyourvehicleontheCertificationlabel
foundonthedriver’ sdoor.
Special loading instructions for owners of pickup trucks and
utility-type vehicles
WARNING: Forimportantinformationregardingsafeoperation
ofthistypeofvehicle,seethePreparingtodriveyourvehicle
sectioninthischapter.
WARNING: Loadedvehiclesmayhandledifferentlythan
unloadedvehicles.Extraprecautions,suchasslowerspeedsand
increasedstoppingdistance,shouldbetakenwhendrivinga
heavilyloadedvehicle.
Yourvehiclecanhaulmorecargoandpeoplethanmostpassengercars.
Dependinguponthetypeandplacementoftheload,haulingcargoand
peoplemayraisethecenterofgravityofthevehicle.
TRAILER TOWING
YourvehiclemaytowaclassI,IIorIIItrailerprovidedthemaximum
trailerweightislessthanorequaltothemaximumtrailerweightlisted
foryourengineandrearaxleratioonthefollowingcharts.
Yourvehicle’sloadcapacityisdesignatedbyweight,notbyvolume,so
youcannotnecessarilyuseallavailablespacewhenloadingavehicle.
Towingatrailerplacesanadditionalloadonyourvehicle’ sengine,
transmission,axle,brakes,tiresandsuspension.Inspectthese
componentscarefullyafteranytowingoperation.
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