2015 Kawasaki Brute Force 300 Owners Manual - Page 81

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80 SAFE OPERATION Loading Your ATV Never ride with passengers on the carriers. This vehicle is not designed for carrying passengers on the carriers. Make sure all cargo is securely attached. Don't carry heavy or bulky items that exceed the cargo maximum load capacity or that may interfere with your ATV handlebars movement. Also, don't overload your ATV. Do not allow cargo to extend beyond the edges of the carries. Maximum Load Front 20 kg (44 lb) Rear 30 kg (66 lb) Maximum Trailer Weight (Trailer plus cargo weight) 227 kg (500 lb) Do not load more than 16 kg (35 lb) tongue weight on the trailer hitch bracket. Be sure to subtract this tongue weight from the Vehicle Maximum Weight capacity. j WARNING HAZARD Improperly attaching and loading a trailer. Overloading a trailer. WHAT CAN HAPPEN Can cause changes in vehicle handling which could lead to an accident. HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD Attach a trailer to the trailer hitch bracket only. For example, attaching a trailer to the frame pipe or carrier can cause the vehicle to tip over. Never load more than 16 kg (35 lb) tongue weight on the towing bracket. Do not tow more than 227 kg (500 lb) trailer weight (trailer plus cargo). When towing a trailer, don't carry a passenger in a trailer. Maximum Weight Capacity Weight of operator and baggage or cargo must not exceed 164 kg (362 lb). Try to maintain front to rear balance by carrying one and a half times as much weight on the rear carrier as on the front carrier. Reduce speed when carrying cargo or pulling a trailer and allow for more braking distance. Be sure to attach a trailer to the trailer hitch bracket only. Don't attach a trailer to any other location than the bracket. Also, don't overload a trailer.

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80
SAFE OPERATION
j
Loading Your ATV
Never ride with passengers on the carriers. This
vehicle is not designed for carrying passengers on
the carriers.
Make sure all cargo is securely attached.
Don’t
carry heavy or bulky items that exceed the cargo
maximum load capacity or that may interfere with
your ATV handlebars movement.
Also, don’t overload your ATV.
Do not allow cargo to extend beyond the edges of
the carries.
Maximum Load
Front
20 kg (44 lb)
Rear
30 kg (66 lb)
Maximum Weight Capacity
Weight of operator and baggage or cargo must
not exceed 164 kg (362 lb).
Try to maintain front to rear balance by carrying
one and a half times as much weight on the rear
carrier as on the front carrier.
Reduce speed when carrying cargo or pulling a
trailer and allow for more braking distance.
Be sure to attach a trailer to the trailer hitch bracket
only. Don’t attach a trailer to any other location than
the bracket. Also, don’t overload a trailer.
Maximum
Trailer
Weight
(Trailer
plus
cargo
weight)
227 kg (500 lb)
Do not load more than 16 kg (35 lb) tongue weight
on the trailer hitch bracket. Be sure to subtract this
tongue weight from the Vehicle Maximum Weight ca-
pacity.
WARNING
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Improperly attaching and loading a trailer.
Overloading a trailer.
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Can
cause
changes
in
vehicle
handling
which could lead to an accident.
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Attach a trailer to the trailer hitch bracket
only. For example, attaching a trailer to the
frame pipe or carrier can cause the vehicle to
tip over. Never load more than 16 kg (35 lb)
tongue weight on the towing bracket. Do not
tow more than 227 kg (500 lb) trailer weight
(trailer plus cargo).
When towing a trailer, don’t carry a passenger in a
trailer.