Determining Vehicle Load Capacity

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Overloading the vehicle or trailer can cause loss of control and could cause serious injury or death.

• Do not allow the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) to exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the vehicle.
• Remove excess weight before operating vehicle.

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Factors in Determining Vehicle Load Capacity

Optional equipment or attachments that are not standard equipment, must be included when determining gross vehicle weight, and may reduce cargo box capacity.

• Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) is the combination of the empty vehicle weight, payload, trailer tongue weight, and the weight of any other kits or attachments on the vehicle.

  GVW = A+B+C+D+E

• Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) is the maximum permissible vehicle weight.
• Payload is the weight of all occupants plus the cargo box load.
• (A) Occupant load is the combined weight of all occupants (operator and one passenger).
• (B) Empty vehicle weight is the weight of the vehicle (full fluids) without occupant(s) or load or attachments.
• (C) Trailer tongue weight is the weight measured if the tongue of a loaded trailer was placed on a scale. The tongue weight should be approximately 10% of the total of the trailer weight and the weight of its load.
• (D) Cargo box load is the weight of the cargo in the cargo box. It may be less depending on the weight of the occupants, attachments and the trailer tongue weight.
• (E) Attachment and Option weight is the combined weight of all attachments and options that were not standard equipment. Your John Deere dealer can help you with this information.
• Vehicle Load capacity is the remaining amount of weight that the vehicle can haul in the cargo box and/or the additional weight from the operator, passenger, trailer tongue and attachments.
• Determine maximum vehicle load capacity:
  1. Calculate GVW = A+B+C+D+E
  2. Subtract the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) from the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR).
  3. The weight difference between the two numbers is the vehicle load capacity.

     Vehicle Load Capacity=GVWR-GVW

  4. The Gross Vehicle Weight must be less than or equal to the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. If GVW exceeds GVWR, remove excess weight from vehicle before operating.

Example:

The example below is for an XUV 825i with a 150 lb cargo load, a 200 lb operator, 220 lb of attachments and options (such as a heavy duty brush guard, OPS poly roof, cargo box power lift kit, etc); towing a trailer with 50 lb of tongue weight.

Key	Description
(A) Operator Weight:	200 lb
(B) XUV 825i:	1675 lb
(C) Trailer Tongue Weight:	50 lb
(D) Cargo Load:	150 lb
(E) Attachments and/or Options:	220 lb

GVW = 2295 lb (200 + 1675 + 50 + 150 + 220)

Vehicle Load Capacity = GVWR (3100) less GVW (2295)

Vehicle Load Capacity = 805 lb

The remaining vehicle load capacity of 805 lb can be used to haul additional passenger, cargo, trailer tongue and attachment weight.