Determining Vehicle Load Capacity

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CAUTION: Avoid injury! Overloading the vehicle or trailer causes loss of control and 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

NOTE: Optional equipment or attachments that are not standard equipment, must be included when determining gross vehicle weight, and reduces 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 occupants 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 must 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 following example is for an XUV 855D with a 68 kg (150 lb.) cargo load, a 91 kg (200 lb.) operator, 100 kg (220 lb.) of attachments and options (such as a heavy duty brush guard, OPS poly roof, cargo box power lift kit); towing a trailer with 23 kg (50 lb.) of tongue weight.

(A)	Operator Weight	91 kg (200 lb.)
(B)	XUV 855D	770 kg (1697 lb.)
(C)	Trailer Tongue Weight	23 kg (50 lb.)
(D)	Cargo Load	68 kg (150 lb.)
(E)	Attachments and/or Options	100 kg (220 lb.)

GVW = 1051 kg (2317 lb.) [100 kg (200 lb.) + 770 kg (1697 lb.) + 23 kg (50 lb.) + 68 kg (150 lb.) + 100 kg (220 lb.)]

Vehicle Load Capacity = GVWR 1406 kg (3100 lb.) less GVW 1051 kg (2317 lb.)

Vehicle Load Capacity = 355 kg (783 lb.)

The remaining vehicle load capacity of 355 kg (783 lb.) can be used to haul additional passenger, cargo, trailer tongue, and attachment weight.