Is payload calculated per axle or total?
Got told its usually around 50% of GVW however is that per axle or total vehicle?
Take the unladen weight (empty Vehicle) away from Gross vehicle weight (Not train Weight) as found on the plating certificate, This then gives you the payload.
Braveheart2009:
Is payload calculated per axle or total?Got told its usually around 50% of GVW however is that per axle or total vehicle?
Payload is the gross weight of the vehicle minus it’s weight with you and anything else needed in it.
Mine when connected to a trailer has a gross train weight of 44t, it weighs 20.5t empty, so it can carry 23.5t.
Then you can’t exceed any of the axle weights, if you add all the axle weights up on mine it’s 50.5t, so that means there’s some leeway where the load is sat, so I don’t exceed the axle, truck gross and train gross weights
I’m pretty sure, payload is not gross weight, it is the weight of the load you carry.
Sapper
You still here?
Another wind up?
Don’t feed it. Simple
cav551:
Another wind up?
If it is, it’s reasonably consistent, all his questions relate to being overloaded and the penalties he might get. But, as The Maoster says, best not to feed this one.
Zac_A:
cav551:
Another wind up?If it is, it’s reasonably consistent, all his questions relate to being overloaded and the penalties he might get. But, as The Maoster says, best not to feed this one.
You mean sapper?
seems like its a total payload than per axle so who do the plates specify axle 1 load is 1750 and axle 2 is 2250? could it take a total capactiy of 4t or is it only 500kg extra that can be added onto the rear axle if you have 1750 on axle 1? Its a 3.5t luton box tail lift van.
Look at the 3rd post on this thread from stevieboy308 again and tell us what you can’t understand about it.
Braveheart2009:
seems like it’s a total payload than per axle
No. It’s both.
so why do the plates specify axle 1 load is 1750 and axle 2 is 2250? could it take a total capacity of 4t
Of course not!
or is it only 500kg extra that can be added onto the rear axle if you have 1750 on axle 1?
Of course not! only if you have a max of 1,250 on axle 1 then you can have 2,250 on axle 2
It’s a 3.5t Luton box tail lift van.
stu675:
Zac_A:
cav551:
Another wind up?If it is, it’s reasonably consistent, all his questions relate to being overloaded and the penalties he might get. But, as The Maoster says, best not to feed this one.
You mean sapper?
No.
Sapper wrote “I’m pretty sure, payload is not gross weight, it is the weight of the load you carry”
Maoster wrote “Don’t feed it. Simple”
