Got my van weighed
Discussion
I'll upload a picture of the certificate but suffice to say, I'm chuffed I've finally done it. Been meaning to since I got it but never either had one locally or had the time during the week (ours is closed at weekends) to do it until last Friday. Anyway, we're off to France on a two-week tour on Friday this week, so wanted to be prepared not just in terms of if I were unlucky enough to be stopped, but obviously for the higher priority of not exceeding GVW and axle weights.
Anyway, I prepped Harry a week or so before; removing anything unwanted which had accrued in the year or so since we bought him and generally got him to the point where he had everything on board aside from water (fresh or grey), clothes and fresh food. I hadn't reckoned with the fact the fuel tank was only half full when I went there, but heyho.
I wasn't expecting to be overweight given he's on a 4,600kg chassis but obviously until weighed was concerned that he might be close to it, having had a bad experience with the Rimor Superbrig which I found out when I sold it was close on 3.5t even when EMPTY!
So - drove onto the weighbridge and had the all up weight done with me on board - I weigh c. 85kg. And then rolled backwards to measure the front axles and the rear was extropolated from the GVW and fronts.
All up weight - a shade under 3,500kg. The rears were in at 2,000kg and fronts a shade under 1,500kg. Can't remember the max axle weights off the top of my head now, but there was PLENTY of room remaining on both.
So, I have in excess of 1,000kg of payload remaining. En route, I filled the fuel tank (an extra c. 40kg), once at home I filled Harry with water (120kg) and I'll be adding 65kg of wife and daughter. And then clothes (max 10kg for 3 of us) and a bit of food (another 10kg, max).
I'm so over the moon - I now know with confidence that I'll never get pulled for being overweight and I'm not entirely sure what you could put on board to even get close to the GVW. Even with Satellite Dome, TV and aircon unit and 3 x mountainbikes on the back, you'd still struggle to make inroads into the payload and the rear axle load maximum.
To anyone who hasn't done it, get yourself weighed. It'll either make your day or give you something to focus upon to keep you safe.
Now just counting down the days until we get to the "Aire" at Canterbury on Friday on the ferry early Saturday morning. Pyrennes, here we come!
Anyway, I prepped Harry a week or so before; removing anything unwanted which had accrued in the year or so since we bought him and generally got him to the point where he had everything on board aside from water (fresh or grey), clothes and fresh food. I hadn't reckoned with the fact the fuel tank was only half full when I went there, but heyho.
I wasn't expecting to be overweight given he's on a 4,600kg chassis but obviously until weighed was concerned that he might be close to it, having had a bad experience with the Rimor Superbrig which I found out when I sold it was close on 3.5t even when EMPTY!
So - drove onto the weighbridge and had the all up weight done with me on board - I weigh c. 85kg. And then rolled backwards to measure the front axles and the rear was extropolated from the GVW and fronts.
All up weight - a shade under 3,500kg. The rears were in at 2,000kg and fronts a shade under 1,500kg. Can't remember the max axle weights off the top of my head now, but there was PLENTY of room remaining on both.
So, I have in excess of 1,000kg of payload remaining. En route, I filled the fuel tank (an extra c. 40kg), once at home I filled Harry with water (120kg) and I'll be adding 65kg of wife and daughter. And then clothes (max 10kg for 3 of us) and a bit of food (another 10kg, max).
I'm so over the moon - I now know with confidence that I'll never get pulled for being overweight and I'm not entirely sure what you could put on board to even get close to the GVW. Even with Satellite Dome, TV and aircon unit and 3 x mountainbikes on the back, you'd still struggle to make inroads into the payload and the rear axle load maximum.
To anyone who hasn't done it, get yourself weighed. It'll either make your day or give you something to focus upon to keep you safe.
Now just counting down the days until we get to the "Aire" at Canterbury on Friday on the ferry early Saturday morning. Pyrennes, here we come!
Last time I weighed mine, it was about bob-on, that was with full water and fuel tanks, food, people and clothes. Return trip was done without water in the tank, so I could bring plenty of wine back !
I don't know how Nazi VOSA gets, do they bother about 5-10kg over (we could probably poo that much between us!)?
I don't know how Nazi VOSA gets, do they bother about 5-10kg over (we could probably poo that much between us!)?
Yes I'd agree with getting your MH weighed, here's why:
Many years ago I was a spanner monkey in motor racing, I drove a converted coach to and from race meetings.
I loved the old thing, it had been converted to sleep 4, kitchen and space in the rear for the race car etc. It had long range fuel tanks and huge fresh water & waste tanks. It went very well (70 mph+) and was just a nice thing to drive.
One day I decided it might be a good idea to get it weighed as I regularly took it over a bridge at a UK circuit that had a 10 ton weight limit. Weighbridge ticket came back at just under 13 tons! Opps!
The circuit now has a new bridge but I doubt it was all my fault!
Many years ago I was a spanner monkey in motor racing, I drove a converted coach to and from race meetings.
I loved the old thing, it had been converted to sleep 4, kitchen and space in the rear for the race car etc. It had long range fuel tanks and huge fresh water & waste tanks. It went very well (70 mph+) and was just a nice thing to drive.
One day I decided it might be a good idea to get it weighed as I regularly took it over a bridge at a UK circuit that had a 10 ton weight limit. Weighbridge ticket came back at just under 13 tons! Opps!
The circuit now has a new bridge but I doubt it was all my fault!
Spuffington said:
So, I have in excess of 1,000kg of payload remaining. En route, I filled the fuel tank (an extra c. 40kg), once at home I filled Harry with water (120kg) and I'll be adding 65kg of wife and daughter. And then clothes (max 10kg for 3 of us) and a bit of food (another 10kg, max).
No mention of the weight of beer? 
Gassing Station | Tents, Caravans & Motorhomes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff