How to Calculate Towing Capacity To determine maximum towing capacity, you will need to know the vehicle manufacturer's weight ratings and compare them against the gross weight of your trailer. Most vehicles have the trailer towing capacity listed in the owner's manual, on the driver-side door...
To calculate your vehicle’s maximum capable tongue weight, compare your gross vehicle weight to your vehicle’s weight when it’s fully loaded. What if you want to figure out how much weight your trailer tongue adds to your truck? Then take your truck and your trailer to the local weigh...
To calculate your vehicle's payload capacity, you only need to know two things: your vehicle's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) and its curb weight. Gross vehicle weight rating is simply the maximum allowable weight of an entire vehicle when it's packed up and ready to go -- that ...
The effect of towing on your gas mileage may make you a frequent visitor to your local gas station. David McNew/Getty Images Towing presents a number of challenges. Aside from the entirely new set of driving skills you have to master, there are the logistics like tongue weight, gro...
How to measure your carry-on luggage To calculate the size of your carry-on bag, measure thelength,height, anddepth(or width)of your bag. Added together, you’ll get your total linear inches. For example, a bag with a length of 20 inches, width of 12 inches, and depth of 6 inches...
No jack rabbit starts, no towing, no slamming into Drive. Use the Nissan branded replacement CVT oil (NS2 or NS3 depending on your vehicle model year). It’s expensive – paid almost $30/litre and you need at least 5 litres. But if you want to use an alternate brand it’s your ...
We are towing a Cimarron two-horse slant trailer that we got at Transwest. The trailer is meant for two horses, but we loaded it with water ballast to a total weight of 6,680 lbs. We are maxing out the towing capacity of the Silverado Turbo. ...