Camper axle load estimate calculator

Calculate estimated new front axle mass and estimated new rear axle mass with your own figures.

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Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use estimated new front axle mass and estimated new rear axle mass to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

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Measured baseline front axle mass (kg)
1500
Measured baseline rear axle mass (kg)
1400
Wheelbase (m)
3.5
Added item masses (kg)
100,80
Positions behind front axle (m)
2,4
Estimated new front axle mass (kg)
1,531.428571
Estimated new rear axle mass (kg)
1,548.571429
Rear axle added mass (kg)
148.571429

Try another scenario

Measured baseline front axle mass (kg)
1650.0000000000002
Measured baseline rear axle mass (kg)
1400
Wheelbase (m)
3.5
Added item masses (kg)
100,80
Positions behind front axle (m)
2,4
Estimated new front axle mass (kg)
1,681.428571
Estimated new rear axle mass (kg)
1,548.571429
Rear axle added mass (kg)
148.571429
Calculation method

Calculation method

Estimated new front axle mass (kg)

Static beam reactions: rearAddition=sum(mass×distanceFromFront)/wheelbase; frontAddition=sumMass-rearAddition.

Estimated new rear axle mass (kg)

Static beam reactions: rearAddition=sum(mass×distanceFromFront)/wheelbase; frontAddition=sumMass-rearAddition.

Rear axle added mass (kg)

Static beam reactions: rearAddition=sum(mass×distanceFromFront)/wheelbase; frontAddition=sumMass-rearAddition.

Symbols and units
a
Measured baseline front axle mass (kg)
b
Measured baseline rear axle mass (kg)
c
Wheelbase (m)
d
Added item masses (kg)
e
Positions behind front axle (m)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Calculation steps and notation

sum(list) adds all entries in the list.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Static two-axle model only; no dynamic handling or axle-rating approval. Supported limits: All required fields must be finite values of the exact declared type and within displayed bounds. Lists contain1–1000 finite numbers. JSON tables are numeric rectangular rows, at most100 rows and30 columns; individual tools have stricter shape/domain constraints. Static two-axle model only; no dynamic handling or axle-rating approval.
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