Steps For Determining Correct Load Limit - Tow Vehicle; Glossary Of Tire Terminology - Integrity Enclosed Trailer Owner's Manual

3.3 Steps For Determining Correct
Load Limit - Tow Vehicle
Locate the statement, "The combined weight of
1.
occupants and cargo should never exceed XXX
lbs.," on your vehicle's placard.
Determine the combined weight of the driver and
2.
passengers who will be riding in your vehicle.
Subtract the combined weight of the driver and
3.
passengers from XXX kilograms or XXX pounds.
The resulting fi gure equals the available amount
4.
of cargo and luggage capacity. For example, if
the "XXX" amount equals 1400 lbs. and there will
be fi ve 150 lb. passengers in your vehicle, the
amount of available cargo and luggage capacity is
650 lbs. (1400-750 (5 x 150) = 650 lbs.).
Determine the combined weight of luggage and
5.
cargo being loaded on the vehicle. That weight
may not safely exceed the available cargo and
luggage capacity calculated in previous step.
If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from
6.
your trailer will be transferred to your vehicle.
Consult the tow vehicle's manual to determine
how this weight transfer reduces the available
cargo and luggage capacity of your vehicle.

3.4 Glossary Of Tire Terminology

Accessory weight: The combined weight (in excess
of those standard items which may be replaced)
of automatic transmission, power steering, power
brakes, power windows, power seats, radio and
heater, to the extent that these items are available as
factory-installed equipment (whether installed or not).
Bead: The part of the tire that is made of steel wires,
wrapped or reinforced by ply cords and that is shaped
to fi t the rim.
Bead separation: This is the breakdown of the bond
between components in the bead.
Bias ply tire: A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords
that extend to the beads are laid at alternate angles
substantially less than 90 degrees to the centerline of
the tread.
Carcass: The tire structure, except tread and sidewall
rubber which, when infl ated, bears the load.
Chunking: The breaking away of pieces of the tread
or sidewall.
Cold infl ation pressure: The pressure in the tire
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before you drive.
Cord: The strands forming the plies in the tire.
Cord separation: The parting of cords from adjacent
rubber compounds.
Cracking Any parting within the tread, sidewall, or
inner liner of the tire extending to cord material.
CT: A pneumatic tire with an inverted fl ange tire
and rim system in which the rim is designed with
rim fl anges pointed radially inward and the tire is
designed to fi t on the underside of the rim in a manner
that encloses the rim fl anges inside the air cavity of
the tire.
Curb weight: The weight of a motor vehicle with
standard equipment including the maximum capacity
of fuel, oil, and coolant, and, if so equipped, air
conditioning and additional weight optional engine.
Extra load tire: A tire designed to operate at higher
loads and at higher infl ation pressures than the
corresponding standard tire.
Groove: The space between two adjacent tread ribs.
Gross Axle Weight Rating: The maximum weight
that any axle can support, as published on the
Certifi cation / VIN label on the front left side of the
trailer. Actual weight determined by weighing each
axle on a public scale, with the trailer attached to the
towing vehicle.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating: The maximum
weight of the fully loaded trailer, as published on the
Certifi cation / VIN label. Actual weight determined
by weighing trailer on a public scale, without being
attached to the towing vehicle.
Hitch Weight: The downward force exerted on the
hitch ball by the trailer coupler.
Innerliner: The layer(s) forming the inside surface
of a tubeless tire that contains the infl ating medium
within the tire.
Innerliner separation: The parting of the innerliner
from cord material in the carcass.
Intended outboard sidewall: The sidewall that
contains a white-wall, bears white lettering or bears
manufacturer, brand, and/or model name molding
that is higher or deeper than the same molding on
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