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Gross Vehicle
Weight Weight Weight Weight (GVW)
GVW must not exceed GVWR (obtain from Safety Compliance Certification Label
on the left front door lock facing or the door latch post pillar).
GVW
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Gross Combination
Weight Weight (GCW)
GCW must not exceed GCWR (obtain from charts on pages 17-25 or your vehicle’s Owner Guide).
WEIGHTS
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Base Curb Weight
is the weight of the vehicle
including a full tank of fuel and
all standard equipment. It does
not include passengers, cargo
or any optional equipment. Your
Ford dealership sales consultant
can give you this number for the
vehicle(s) you are considering.
Cargo Weight
includes all weight added
to the Base Curb Weight,
including cargo and optional
equipment (check with your sales
consultant). When towing, trailer
tongue load or king pin weight is
also part of the Cargo Weight.
Payload
is the combined maximum
allowable weight of cargo and
passengers that the truck is
designed to carry. It is the Gross
Vehicle Weight Rating minus the
Base Curb Weight.
Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW)
is the Base Curb Weight plus actual Cargo Weight plus passengers.
It is important to remember that GVW is not a limit or specification
– it is the actual weight that is obtained when the fully loaded
vehicle is driven onto a scale.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
is the maximum allowable weight of the fully loaded vehicle (including
passengers and cargo). This number – along with other weight limits,
as well as tire, rim size and inflation pressure data – is shown on the
vehicle’s Safety Compliance Certification Label, located on the left
front door lock facing or the door latch post pillar (see facing page).
The GVW must never exceed the GVWR.
Gross Axle Weight (GAW)
is the total weight placed on each axle (front and rear). To determine
the Gross Axle Weights for your vehicle and trailer combination, take
your loaded vehicle and trailer to a scale. With the trailer attached,
place the front wheels of the vehicle on the scale to get the front GAW.
For rear GAW, weigh the towing vehicle with trailer attached, but with
just the four wheels of the vehicle on the scale. Subtracting front GAW
from that amount gives you rear GAW.
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR)
is the maximum weight to be carried by a single axle (front or rear).
These numbers also are shown on the Safety Compliance Certification
Label. The total load on each axle must never exceed its GAWR.
To measure actual tongue load or king pin weight, disconnect the trailer and place only the tongue
(king pin) on a scale (at hitch ball or fifth-wheel king pin receiver height). If the tongue load/king
pin weight exceeds the upper weight limit, move more of the trailer contents rearward to achieve
the recommended tongue load/king pin weight. If the
tongue load or king pin weight is less than the lower
limit, shift the load forward.
MEASURING TONGUE LOAD WITH COMMERCIAL SCALE
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Things To Know About Weights