The carrying capacity of a vehicle is the mass of cargo that can be transported by a particular vehicle. The rated load capacity of the vehicle is calculated as the permissible load per meter of track. The rated carrying capacity when operating on paved roads for various brands of passenger cars ranges from 0.5 to 14 tons, dump trucks - more than 28 tons, special vehicles for construction and mining - from 40 to 100 tons or more.
Instructions
Step 1
Look at the documentation for your vehicle - there is indicated the optimal weight of the cargo that the car can carry, and the maximum carrying capacity is indicated, beyond which you cannot go. The developers carefully calculate the load on every detail. Therefore, in the data sheet, the indicated carrying capacity is verified, and loading the transport in excess of this figure can lead to breakdown and failure of the main components.
Step 2
The mass of the vehicle, and therefore the carrying capacity, consists of two components: the load on the front axle and the load on the rear axle. For example, for a two-axle cargo Gazelle, the total mass of 3500 kg is the sum of 1200 kg and 2300 kg.
Step 3
For vehicles that have three axles, because their center and rear axles are combined into a bogie, the mass is the sum of the load on the front axle and on the rear bogie. An example is the calculation of the mass for a KAMAZ truck: the total mass of 19650 kg is determined as the sum of the loads of 4420 and 15230 kg.
Step 4
Remember that the carrying capacity of a car and a trunk are completely different things. By loading the trunk, you endanger the suspension, because the load is not dispersed throughout the cabin, but is collected in one place. Distribute the transported material evenly throughout the machine to avoid damage.
