FS25 Axle Load HUD V1.0.2.0

FS25 Axle Load HUD V1.0.2.0

Axle Load HUD displays the current load on the front and rear axle before steering or balance issues occur.

The compact HUD shows a tractor from above together with the live front and rear axle load. Any axle carrying too much weight is highlighted by colour.

Features

• Green: everything is fine, and the tractor is happy.
• Yellow: the axle is approaching its limit.
• Red: one axle is carrying too much, the other has less than 20% of the tractor’s weight, or the vehicle exceeds its permissible mass.
• The front and rear axle load is shown live in tonnes and percent, based on the actual wheel contact force. Implements, front loaders, front weights, wheel weights and dual wheels are included. A wheel that is off the ground carries no load, and the HUD recognises this.
• Ballast advice indicates how many kilograms should be added to the front axle to return to 20%. The leverage of the front hitch is included as well, preventing you from hauling more iron than necessary.
• When the balance is wrong, a game notification gives the cause and the advice.
• The HUD uses your game’s HUD scale while retaining a fixed size.
• The 20% rule is intended for ordinary wheeled tractors. Crawlers, articulated tractors and combines receive the HUD as information only.
• When the load is unbalanced while driving, the tractor wears more quickly, reaches a lower top speed and brakes less effectively. These effects fade in and out smoothly and disappear once the balance is corrected.
• The driving penalties can be disabled with the console command alhPenalties.

Controls

Use Right Ctrl + . to show or hide the HUD. The key can be changed in the controls menu.

Notes

• Extra wear and driving penalties are handled on the server side, meaning they function in single player and for the host in multiplayer.
• The 20% front axle rule is a real-world rule of thumb rather than a law of physics. If your tractor steers properly at 18%, that is the tractor’s problem, not yours.
• Made with love, plenty of tonnes and a little swearing at a 3300 kg overweight or at there being no iron in the warehouse.

Changelog

• V1.0.2.0
  With Right Ctrl + ,, you can move it using the mouse and resize it with the mouse wheel, then press again to save. The console command alhReset restores it. The keys can be changed in the controls menu.