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Have a 2010 Rapido 776ff (Fiat chassis?) 3.5 ton. Had van weighed with all kit onboard, 2 persons, full fuel tank but empty water tank. Front axle 1,540 kgs, rear axle 1,640 kgs and all up weight 3,200 kgs.
Do you think I'm in the ballpark to start talking to towbar/carrier manufacturers. I'd rather not have the complications of a trailer unless I have to - what do you think?
My only concern with these trailers is their small wheels......and their effect on the wheel bearings.
Think about it - those little wheels are turning twice (?) as fast as your van wheels (if not more?) for hundereds of miles at a stretch. What impact will that have on the grease in the bearings. Will they get overly hot, cook and then sieze????
for racks and towbars and the motorcaravans FAQ at the bottom of the page is helpful. There are also plenty of photographs of towbars and racks for all motorhome types.
A good friend of mine is looking to sell a hydraulic scooter rack that fits on the tow ball. You just roll the scooter onto it and then pump the lever and the scooter is lifted up into the travel position. I think he wants £250 for it so if your interested I can put you in touch.
Wobby
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Take care with the effect of the overhang combined with the additional weight, it can overload the rear axle (and sometimes underload the front axle) even if the actual weights seem to add up okay. The mathematics involved with this can get complicated, there are some basic online calculators that make a fair estimation.
Also, consider if you really want your rear axle, suspension and tyres running near or at max load. Some people might point out the differences between being legal (which you may well be) and safe (which you may not be) with all that weight hung out the back.
Trailers might seem like a better option for weight reasons, but they are a bit of a pain to handle, and short coupled trailers can be virtually impossible to reverse. They also affect speed limits and 3rd lane usage.
There are non-articulating trailer options which use castor wheels, which combine some of the conveniences of a bolt-on rack with some of the disadvantages of a separate trailer.
If you can do it then go for it. Having a scooter completely transforms motorhoming. Sounds like you have a good bit left on the back. If you google practical motorhome scooter rack there is a calculator there.
The overhang as mentioned is the killer. Our kontiki has a shorter overhang than most long vans but the rack and scooter although only 150kg in total actually add over 200kg taking us just under.
I compensate the weight on the back by storing stuff in the Luton such as a folding mountain bike and inflatable boat as well as beer an stuff when I'm allowed some.
Armitage trailers did our rack which fitted into the chassis. I've yet to see one that's as quick to get off or on, especially garages bikes. Would recommend them.
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Have a look at www.ezetow.co.uk, the trailer they sell looks great. We have a scooter rack but use it for bikes, if we buy a 300 Honda I may get one of these.
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