Installing this onto a 9,pound vehicle with a curb weight of 6, pounds will decrease your payload capacity to 1, pounds:. You can find the weight of truck additions in the specs for the service body. Total weight depends on the options you choose and the size of the add-on you need. Generally, steel weighs more than aluminum, and if you have a larger truck, your truck body will weigh more than if you have a small pickup.
For customized additions, you will need to get the weight of the truck body from the dealer. Calculating payload capacity only tells you how much weight you can put into the truck.
As with payload capacity, towing capacity is another calculation manufacturers make. However, they assume an empty vehicle with only a pound driver. Calculating towing capacity on your own gives you the chance to reach a more realistic value based on all the people in the cab and any cargo. Subtract the latter amount from the former to find the maximum towing capacity:.
This calculation does not consider anything inside your truck other than full fluid levels. It does not account for passengers or cargo. If you want to find how much you can realistically tow, you need to subtract the amount of freight and passengers in the vehicle, too.
Use the formula to determine if you can carry the following gear and people in a truck with a curb weight of 6, pounds and a GCVWR of 15, pounds:.
The calculation for determining the towing capacity for a truck carrying the above gear requires you to subtract everything moved by the vehicle from the curb weight and the GCVWR:. Because the total towing weight of 4, pounds is less than the total towing capacity of 7, pounds, you can safely carry everything listed while still towing the car. If you have any truck body additions installed, those will also affect the towing weight.
Using the example of a Reading SL service body for a single wheel weight of 1, pounds, added onto the passengers, cargo, towed car and car hauler, you can calculate whether your truck can handle it. The value should be higher than the towed weight:. Since the total towing weight still exceeds the sum of the car and trailer of 4, pounds, you can have this model of service body on your truck while carrying the stated cargo and passengers and towing a car on a trailer.
Knowing how much your truck can carry either in the payload or towing capacity will give you an idea of weight. However, you need to make the most of what you do bring by keeping it safe and secure. Instead of tossing everything into your truck bed, customize your ride to carry your equipment with service truck bodies. Ask us about loads of our service bodies to help you with this calculation.
At Reading Body, we provide service bodies for a variety of industries including HVAC, landscaping, oil and gas, telecom, construction and utility. Visit one of our locations to see our products in person or talk to us about a customized design. By integrating a service body into your truck, you will make the most of the space you have. According to the U. Federal requirements state the GVW must, in addition, be 26, pounds or less. CDL requirements become more confusing when the vehicle is towing a trailer.
However, CDL requirements mandate that the truck and trailer GVW not exceed 26, pounds and 10, pounds, respectively. In short, the truck and trailer cannot be overloaded.
Even though there are provisions in the vehicle certification rules that allow the company finishing the new incomplete vehicle final-stage manufacturer to determine final GVWR, the final-stage manufacturer is typically reluctant to make changes to the original GVWR without guidance from the incomplete vehicle manufacturer.
Many incomplete vehicle OEMs will provide guidance about changing GVWR for a VIN-specific new incomplete chassis through their dealer network; however, they make the final-stage manufacturer the responsible party. Many times, altering GVWR requires changing key components such as tires, suspensions or even axles.
It seems Ford do not yet have this feature on their website. Click this towing guide link and select the year of truck. This will bring up information you need for towing including GCWR. For model year Chevy trucks and on, the towing capacity can be found on the door sticker. Thank you, Chevy for doing this! Entering your VIN in the Toyota Owners vehicle specification page will bring up lots of information on your truck.
This includes GCWR and towing capacity numbers.
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