There is a series of ratings, too.
GAWR axle rating
GVWR vehicle rating
GCWR combined rating usually associated with towing.
Joe A
> I am pretty sure that the those gross vehicle weights and trailer towing
> capacities have to include everything the car is 'carrying' ...driver,
> passengers, luggage, tools, trailer, race car. You start checking, and
> you'll find
> that you use up those limits in a hurry. But I also agree that their PYA
> syndrome has them use an ample safety factor. My shop is located very
> close
> to a local stone quarry and they have a huge scale they use for measuring
> truck loads of stone. Being in the masonry business all those years, I
> had
> access to that scale and used to weigh my tow vehicle and trailer both
> empty
> and loaded. The first time I did that, I was shocked to see how much
> 'stuff'
> I was carrying weighed.
>
> Bill Dentinger
>
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