GRECH MOTORS
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Load Carrying
3. Subtract the combined weight of the driver and
passengers from XXX kg or XXX lb.
4.
4. The resulting figure equals the available
amount of cargo and luggage load capacity. For
example, if the “XXX” amount equals 1,400 lb. and
there will be five 150 lb. passengers in your vehicle,
the amount of available cargo and luggage load
capacity is 650 lb. (1400-750 (5 x 150) = 650 lb.)
5. Determine the combined weight of luggage and
cargo being loaded on the vehicle. That weight may
not safely exceed the available cargo and luggage
load capacity calculated in Step 4.
6. If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from
your trailer will be transferred to your vehicle. Consult
this manual to determine how this reduces the
available cargo and luggage load capacity of your
vehicle.
The following gives you a few examples on how to
calculate the available amount of cargo and luggage
load capacity:
*Suppose your vehicle has
a 1400-pound
(635-kilogram) cargo and luggage capacity. You
decide to go golfing. Is there enough load capacity
to carry you, four of your friends and all the golf
bags? You and four friends average 220 pounds
(99 kilograms) each and the golf bags weigh
approximately 30 pounds (13.5 kilograms) each.
The calculation would be: 1400 - (5 x 220) - (5 x 30)
= 1400 - 1100 - 150 = 150 pounds. Yes, you have
enough load capacity in your vehicle to transport
four friends and your golf bags. In metric units,
the calculation would be: 635 kilograms - (5 x 99
kilograms) - (5 x 13.5 kilograms) = 635 - 495 - 67.5 =
72.5 kilograms.
*Suppose your vehicle has
a 1400-pound
(635-kilogram) cargo and luggage capacity. You
and one of your friends decide to pick up cement
from the local home improvement store to finish that
patio you have been planning for the past two years.
Measuring the inside of the vehicle with the rear seat
folded down, you have room for twelve 100-pound
(45-kilogram) bags of cement. Do you have enough
load capacity to transport the cement to your home?
If you and your friend each weigh 220 pounds (99
