As far as i know the 5500kg shown on the second line of your plate is the combined gross weight of your van and trailer allowable. you do not need to weigh again. 750kg for a trailer has something to do with the maximum you can tow unbraked, you can tow a trailer equal to the difference shown on your plate between the gross of your van(3850) and the overall gross of 5500kg,
i dont understand weights, do you?
hi there
i just weighed my camper
back 2 wheels 1700kg (max allowed 2120)
front 2 wheels 1760kg (max allowed 1850)
whole body 3440kg (max allowed 3850)
water tank full, diesel full, camper loaded for trip
so far so good
now going to load two bikes onto trailer,
the combined weight of all three is 750 kg, standing alone in my yard, which is also fine coz max allowed on trailer, incl trailer, is 750 kg
have to return to weighbridge to weigh back axle of camper with trailer & bikes attached, to see what new weight is on my back axle
i cant believe the weight would increase by 420kg or would it?
i just weighed my camper
back 2 wheels 1700kg (max allowed 2120)
front 2 wheels 1760kg (max allowed 1850)
whole body 3440kg (max allowed 3850)
water tank full, diesel full, camper loaded for trip
so far so good
now going to load two bikes onto trailer,
the combined weight of all three is 750 kg, standing alone in my yard, which is also fine coz max allowed on trailer, incl trailer, is 750 kg
have to return to weighbridge to weigh back axle of camper with trailer & bikes attached, to see what new weight is on my back axle
i cant believe the weight would increase by 420kg or would it?
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Who the chuffs Brian and does he know the answerKev_n_Liz said:
Alan H
Come on
Is there anyone on here reading this topic who can't add, subtract, multiply and divide easy whole numbers with a calculator if necessary.
I'm sorry but sometimes the simple answer is not useful. Sometimes it is necessary to point out an earlier answer is incorrect or only a partial answer. You can't do that unless you are going to be as precise as necessary.
There are hundreds of times on here that I see stuff that isn't exactly right but I let it go because the answer given will do.
I spend a great deal of time helping people whose questions show that they are way out of their comfort zone but if you want to understand something you have to be willing to expend a little effort as well.
Is there anyone on here reading this topic who can't add, subtract, multiply and divide easy whole numbers with a calculator if necessary.
I'm sorry but sometimes the simple answer is not useful. Sometimes it is necessary to point out an earlier answer is incorrect or only a partial answer. You can't do that unless you are going to be as precise as necessary.
There are hundreds of times on here that I see stuff that isn't exactly right but I let it go because the answer given will do.
I spend a great deal of time helping people whose questions show that they are way out of their comfort zone but if you want to understand something you have to be willing to expend a little effort as well.
The general who first of all asked why x couldn't be done in a Lynx helicopter then when I gave him the correct and to an engineer straightforward answer, said he wanted a simple answer I said big bird that flies in sky fall over and make hole in ground then "simple explanations are for simple minds I'm sure you have no use for either."
I did pepper it with a few 'sirs' and a smile my boss who was a major nearly swooned but the general laughed and a week or two later he sought me out to give a staff briefing
I did pepper it with a few 'sirs' and a smile my boss who was a major nearly swooned but the general laughed and a week or two later he sought me out to give a staff briefing
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I am sure that Frank did not mean to course offence by his (simple minds) reference.
He is after all a expert in his field, and has give hundreds of us valued advice on his subject ,mind you sometimes I did not understand a chuffing word he said :lol: :lol: /
Boffins are, quite a lot of the time in a completely different world to us mere mortals ,having worked with a few over the years, what to them is a perfectly simple technical explanaction ,to us on the production side on the shop floor was a nightmare :lol: :lol: .
Over the years I found that the best thing to do was to nod ones head in agreement, say yes and no when needed ,then when they buggered off back to there carpeted office with there on tap coffee etc,(not forgetting there company cars of course) :lol: :lol: to just carry on and do the job so that it was practical. :wink: :wink:
Take care LES :wink: :wink:
I am sure that Frank did not mean to course offence by his (simple minds) reference.
He is after all a expert in his field, and has give hundreds of us valued advice on his subject ,mind you sometimes I did not understand a chuffing word he said :lol: :lol: /
Boffins are, quite a lot of the time in a completely different world to us mere mortals
,having worked with a few over the years, what to them is a perfectly simple technical explanaction ,to us on the production side on the shop floor was a nightmare :lol: :lol: .Over the years I found that the best thing to do was to nod ones head in agreement, say yes and no when needed ,then when they buggered off back to there carpeted office with there on tap coffee etc,(not forgetting there company cars of course) :lol: :lol: to just carry on and do the job so that it was practical. :wink: :wink:
Take care LES :wink: :wink:
I should confess that whilst I can use weight and balance data to trim a helicopter or fixed wing I asked DABurleigh in an MHF thread what the formulae was for loading axles.
hi there Sallytrafficsallytrafic said:
I apprec your explanation & have done some sums
my overhang, distance from centre of back axle to centre of ball hitch is 1.4m
my camper width is 2.4m
my hitch weight is 50kg
So 1.4 + 2.4 = 3.8
3.8 by 50 = 190
190 divided by 3 = 63.3
adding this value to my weight of back axle with no trailer attached = 1700 + 63.3 = 1763.3 kg
so by this calculation, the new weight in my axle with a fully laden trailer should be 1763 kg approx
I now wish I had returned to the weighbridge when laden to contrast this calculated figure with the actual figure
the most important thing is that I am well below the 2120kg allowed
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