Cargo Carrying Capacity
What is the formula for calculating Cargo Carrying Capacity?
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First you need to know what the coach weighs with full fuel, full fresh water, full propane (if appropriate), empty holding tanks and at least 2 people on board.
It gross weight can be determined at a truck scale but it better determined by a 4 wheel weighing.
Once you know the coach weight, you can compare that to the weight ratings of the front axle, rear axle and (if you have one) tag axle. If you weigh 30,000 pounds and your axles are rated for a total of 29,000 you can still add 1,000 pounds. However, and this is why 4 point weighing is important, the weight may not be equally spread and you could already be over weight on one axle.
Now, if you weight 30,000 pounds and the axles are rated for 30,000 pounds (not uncommon) you have a serious problem on your hands.
It gross weight can be determined at a truck scale but it better determined by a 4 wheel weighing.
Once you know the coach weight, you can compare that to the weight ratings of the front axle, rear axle and (if you have one) tag axle. If you weigh 30,000 pounds and your axles are rated for a total of 29,000 you can still add 1,000 pounds. However, and this is why 4 point weighing is important, the weight may not be equally spread and you could already be over weight on one axle.
Now, if you weight 30,000 pounds and the axles are rated for 30,000 pounds (not uncommon) you have a serious problem on your hands.
