From my Fords owners manual: Base Curb weight - weight including fuel, lubricants, coolant, tools, spare wheel and tire (no passengers, cargo or optional equipment) Payload - combined maximun allowable weight of cargo, occupants and optional equipment. It is the Gross Vehicle weight Rating minus the base curb weight Gross Vehicle Weight - weight at a particular time Gross Vehicle Weight Rating - manufacturer specified .. maximun total weight of base vehicle, passengers, optional components and cargo that a particular vehicle was designed to carry. Gross Axle Weight Rating - This had the longest explanation because safety is impacted. The gist of it is that a larger axle rating allows flexibility in loading fore or aft on the vehicle but you shoudn't load to each axles rating because the GVWR will be exceeded. By staying within the GAWR on either front or rear while staying within the GVWR you would still be in the design limits of the vehicle. Now, what was the question? :) Steve 81 vanagon Country Home Myrtle |
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