Calculating The Payload - Fiat Capron T58 Manual

4.3.2
Example for calculating
the payload
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Capron - 04-17 - CAP-0017-01

Calculating the payload

The payload calculation at the factory is partly based on all-inclusive
weights. For safety reasons, the maximum permissible gross weight in
a laden condition must not be exceeded.
The maximum permissible gross weight and the weight including special
equipment fitted at the factory (actual weight) is shown in the vehicle
documents, but not the weight of the loaded vehicle (see section 4.3.1).
For your own safety, we recommend that you have your loaded vehicle
(with all passengers, luggage and personal objects) weighed on a public
weighbridge before you set out on your journey.
The payload (see section 4.3.1) is the difference in weight between
the maximum permissible gross weight in a laden condition and
the actual weight.
Maximum permissible gross weight
according to vehicle documents
Actual weight including basic equipment
according to vehicle documents
This results in a permissible payload of
Conventional load e.g.: 3 persons each
weighing 75 kg
Additional equipment
For the personal equipment this
results in
The calculation of the payload from the difference between the maximum per-
missible gross weight in laden condition and the actual weight specified by the
manufacturer is however only a theoretical value.
Only if the vehicle is weighed with full tanks (fuel and water), full gas bottles
and complete additional equipment on a public weighbridge, can the actual
payload be determined.
To do this, proceed as follows:
First only drive the vehicle on to the weighbridge with the front wheels and
have it weighed.
Then drive the vehicle on to the weighbridge with the back wheels and have
it weighed.
The individual values give the current axle loads. These are important for the
correct loading of the vehicle (see section 4.3.3). The sum of these values is
the current weight of the vehicle.
Before the journey
Mass in kg to be Calculation
calculated
3500
- 3070
430
- 225
- 40
= 165
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