Rear axle weight limit?

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Anyone know? A fellow Raptor owner had to do an emergency transport of his friend's bike. It's around 250kg, well within the Raptor's payload, although we were concerned about the load on the rear axle.

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500 lbs on the rear isn't going to bother the axle, but depending on how that bike carrier is mounted there might be an issue as that exceeds the tongue weight. I would assume a double or triple hitch setup, frame mounted, which would be fine.
 
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isnt it listed on the door sticker as the GAWR?
This is the frustrating bit. I'm in the Philippines, it isn't listed in our local Raptors. The door sticker only has recco'ed tire pressures.
 

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Your owners manual should mention both the payload capacity and the towing capacity(toung weight included). Chances are I suspect you will be ok taking it slow but be aware that if not careful things can go south real quick.
 


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On stock raptor the sticker limit for rear axle is 1580kg (inc payload+vehicle). Payload max is about 500kg. Towing capacity 2500kg.
 
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Your owners manual should mention both the payload capacity and the towing capacity(toung weight included). Chances are I suspect you will be ok taking it slow but be aware that if not careful things can go south real quick.
Yup, payload and towing capacity are pretty easy to find, I was concerned about maximum axle load, specifically on the rear axle.
 

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Yup, payload and towing capacity are pretty easy to find, I was concerned about maximum axle load, specifically on the rear axle.
Most likely more than payload to say the least
 

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Here. So dumb. At the very least, they should put max payload. I'll bet a lot of people overload their Raptors here.
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laws and regulations probably aren't as over bearing in the Philippines
 

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So the rear axle is what supports the stated load capacity, along with the frame, front wheel axles, bed, springs, etc...

The 1,560 to 1,860 load capacity includes all these elements. Tongue weight capacity is what the hitch structure can handle.
 

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The pertinent numbers for the Ranger Raptor (in Australia at least):

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