DrivingandOperating
8-57
Sincetherearaxlealreadyweighs
225kg(2,700lbs),adding578kg
lbs)bringsthetotalto
803kg(3,975lbs).Thisisvery
closeto,butwithinthelimitfor
RGAWRaswell.Thevehicleisset
trailering capacity tostaywithin
GCWRlimits.Themaximumtrailer
wouldonlybe3538kg(7,800lbs).
Youmaygofurtherandthinkthe
tongueweightshouldbelimitedto
lessthan454kg(1,000lbs)toavoid
exceeding GVWR.Buttheeffect
ontherearaxlemuststillbe
Itisimportant thatthevehicle
doesnotexceedanyofits
1
(1,275
1
ratings—GCWR,GVWR,RGAWR,
MaximumTrailerRatingorTongue
Weight.Theonlywaytobesureitis
notexceeding anyoftheseratings
istoweighthevehicleandtrailer.
totrailerupto3856kg(8,500lbs).
Ifthevehiclehasmanyoptionsand
thereisafrontseatpassenger and
tworearseatpassengers withsome
luggageandgearinthevehicleas
well.136kg(300lbs)couldbe
TotalWeightontheVehicle's
Tires
considered. Becausetherearaxle
nowweighs1406kg(3,100lbs),
408
kg(900lbs)canbeputonthe
Besurethevehicle's tiresare
inflated totheupperlimitforcold
tires.Thesenumberscanbefound
ontheCertification labelorsee
VehicleLoadLimits on page 8‑11
formoreinformation. Makesurenot
togoovertheGVWlimitforthe
vehicle, ortheGAWR,including the
weightofthetrailertongue.Ifusing
aweightdistributing hitch,make
surenottogoovertherearaxle
limitbeforeapplying theweight
distribution springbars.
rearaxlewithoutexceeding
RGAWR.Theeffectoftongue
weightisabout1.5timestheactual
weight.Dividing the408kg(900lbs)
by1.5leavesonly272kg(600lbs)
oftongueweightthatcanbe
handled. Sincetongueweightis
usuallyatleast10percentoftotal
loadedtrailerweight,expectthat
thelargesttrailerthevehiclecan
properly handleis2722kg
addedtothefrontaxleweightand
181
kg(400lbs)totherearaxle
weight.Thevehiclenowweighs:
(6,000
lbs).
Weightisstillbelow3266kg
lbs)andyoumightthink
additional kilograms (700lbs)
shouldbesubtracted fromthe
(7,200
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