Tires, Wheels and Loading
5.
Determinethecombinedweightofluggageandcargobeingloadedon
thevehicle.Thatweightmaynotsafelyexceedtheavailablecargoand
luggageloadcapacitycalculatedinStep4.
6.
Ifyourvehiclewillbetowingatrailer,loadfromyourtrailerwillbe
transferredtoyourvehicle.Consultthismanualtodeterminehowthis
reducestheavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacityofyourvehicle.
Thefollowinggivesyouafewexamplesonhowtocalculatetheavailable
amountofcargoandluggageloadcapacity:
•
Anotherexampleforyourvehiclewith1,400lb.(635kg)ofcargoand
luggagecapacity.Youdecidetogogolfing.Isthereenoughload
capacitytocarryyou,4ofyourfriendsandallthegolfbags?Youand
fourfriendsaverage220lb.(99kg)eachandthegolfbagsweigh
approximately30lb.(13.5kg)each.Thecalculationwouldbe:1,400–
(5
x220)–(5x30)=1,400–1,100–150=150lb.Yes,youhave
enoughloadcapacityinyourvehicletotransportfourfriendsand
yourgolfbags.Inmetricunits,thecalculationwouldbe:635kg—(5
x99kg)—(5x13.5kg)=635—495—67.5=72.5kg.
•
Afinalexampleforyourvehiclewith1,400lb.(635kg)ofcargoand
luggagecapacity.Youandoneofyourfriendsdecidetopickup
cementfromthelocalhomeimprovementstoretofinishthatpatio
youhavebeenplanningforthepast2years.Measuringtheinsideof
thevehiclewiththerearseatfoldeddown,youhaveroomfor12-100
lb.(45kg)bagsofcement.Doyouhaveenoughloadcapacityto
transportthecementtoyourhome?Ifyouandyourfriendeachweigh
220
lb.(99kg),thecalculationwouldbe:1,400–(2x220)–(12x
=1,400–440–1,200=–240lb.No,youdonothaveenough
100)
cargocapacitytocarrythatmuchweight.Inmetricunits,the
calculationwouldbe:635kg—(2x99kg)—(12x45kg)=635—
198
—540=—103kg.Youwillneedtoreducetheloadweightbyat
least240lb.(104kg).Ifyouremove3-100lb.(45kg)cementbags,
thentheloadcalculationwouldbe:
1,400
–(2x220)–(9x100)=1,400–440–900=60lb.Nowyou
havetheloadcapacitytotransportthecementandyourfriendhome..
Inmetricunits,thecalculationwouldbe:635kg—(2x99kg)—(9
x45kg)=635—198—405=32kg.
Theabovecalculationsalsoassumethattheloadsarepositionedinyour
vehicleinamannerthatdoesnotoverloadtheFrontortheRearGross
AxleWeightRatingspecifiedforyourvehicleontheTireLabelorSafety
ComplianceCertificationLabelfoundontheedgeofthedriver’sdoor.
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2006
F-250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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