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! Calculating total and load capacities varying seating configurations
Calculate the available load capacity as shown in the following
examples:
occupant weighing 154 lbs (70 kg)
plus cargo weighing 662 lbs (300
kg).
1. Calculate the total weight.
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Example 1B
Example 1A
2. Calculate the available load capacity by subtracting the total
weight from the vehicle capacity
weight of 900 lbs (408 kg).
Vehicle capacity weight of the
vehicle is 900 lbs (408 kg), which
is indicated on the vehicle placard
with the statement “The combined
weight of occupants and cargo
should never exceed 900 lbs or
408 kg”.
For example, if a person weighing
176 lbs (80 kg) now enters the
same vehicle (bringing the number
of occupants to two), the calculations are as follows.
1. Calculate the total weight.
3. The result of step 2 shows that a
further 84 lbs (38 kg) of cargo can
be carried.
For example, if the vehicle has one
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