ADVICE needed on truck weight

[mchan]

ques.- how do you measure the tonnage of a truck??

[lighthammer]

look at the sticker next to the rear right-side tyre.

The "TARE" is the unsprung-weight of the vehicle, i.e. the weight of everything that's supported by the springs

The "MGW" is the full weight of the truck when it's fully loaded to its rated capacity.

Eg:
Ford Ranger - TARE = 1760 kgs (weighs 1.76 metric tons)
MGW = 2600kg (weight of truck when fully loaded to spec)

Nissan Navara - TARE = 1950Kg, MGW = 2850kg
Toyota Hilux - TARE = 1850kg, MWG = 2600 kg

[mchan]

i understand that the -TARE is the weight of the vehicle
MGW is the weight of the vehicle
with load ...
i have a CK20 Nissan truck and the MGW-15000 and TARE-6940.... could u explain that cuz its listed as a 10 ton truck.... the reason im asking cuz there are ppl who are selling foreign used trucks are using the MGW as the tonnage of the vehicle(total weight of vehicle and load capacity)

[oberon]

I have come across alot of people who were confused about this as well MGW (Maximum Gross Weight) or GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) is the maximum design weight of Truck, Payload, Fuel and Driver. Even though there is a safety factor in design this GVW/ MGW is used to design frame rails and other structural members. There are alot of unscrupulous/ ignorant business people out there trying to pull one over on people. On a side note the same thing happens with cranes :s Spent plenty time explaining that one too....

[mchan]

any one else can share sum light on this