Weights and Measures

Possum3 · Possum3

A leaked draft federal code promises clarity regarding the legality of future GCM upgrades. However...there's a catch and it's a big one.https://rvdaily.com.au/gcm-upgrades-new-draft-federal.../

KevinJ · KevinJ

I started looking for a van and vehicle almost 2 years ago and started out from a position of knowing absolutely nothing about weights, ratings and measurements let alone what an ATM, GCM and other acronyms meant. Though I had previously owned a Camry wagon towing a Jayco Swan for almost 10 years, loo...

oldbloke · oldbloke

So I'm a little puzzled. Some people have their tow vehicles tow rating up graded and because its now level do not use a WDH. As has been discussed many times the WDH distributes some TBW load off the rear axle onto the front wheels and the van axles. Am I wrong or does the rating increase primarily done...

Craig1 · Craig1

https://www.slatteryauctions.com.au/product/670/990915/slattery-buy-now/2011-drake-sept-mod-steer-od-7-row-of-8-semi-modular-steerable-platform-- Edited by Craig1 on Saturday 10th of April 2021 10:57:53 AM

Possum3 · Possum3

The Cairns Road Policing unit will be conducting Public Caravan weighing over the coming few weeks (See below locations and dates).This is an opportunity for travellers and locals to weigh their caravan and discuss safe towing with Officers from the Road Policing Unit.This educational initiati...

Snippy · Snippy

Have been trying to find axle load limits for LC 100 petrol V8. Has Pedders upgrade and 2" lift kit. No info in manual (Says not to modify Toyo suspension) Fully loaded front= 1.38 rear= 1.68 I am fairly certain that rear is overloaded. On the van we have removed 1 spare wheel and hoping to put genny in a box...

Possum3 · Possum3

Clarky 1 · Clarky 1

https://practicalmotoring.com.au/car-advice/everything-you-need-to-know-a...

yobarr · yobarr

This mornings newspaper contains a story about the new Mazda BT50 (AKA Isuzu DMax) and it captured my attention because it seems that,at last,someone has had the intestinal fortitude to reveal the towing inadequacies of the current crop of 5950-6000kg GCM utes.Such cars are presented as "tows 350...

Possum3 · Possum3

From Caravan Council of Australia; Load-Sharing & NON-Load-Sharing (Tandem-Axle) Suspensions:There have recently been some confusing discussions regarding the effect of variations of the Coupling Load, on tandem-axle 'vans, depending on whether the suspension system is Load-Shari...

oldbloke · oldbloke

I'll just leave this link here and get the beer and chips. Lol. https://www.racv.com.au/royalauto/moving/news-information/best-cars-to-tow-caravan.html?edm_id=&cmpid=edm:racvathome:enews:20210225&mid=10200209&sf_id=0036F00002UmTrFQAV -- Edited by oldblok...

Bobdown · Bobdown

Hi Yobarr, If you can do some homework and work out the ATM and GCM for these tugs and what is legal that they can actually tow, then we can work on vans !! Just a random list off of Google, so no favourites. Maybe it might need to be downloaded and put on a spreadsheet. Cheers Bob -- Edited by Bobdown on Tuesda...

yobarr · yobarr

Not sure if this video will help others with understanding weights,but may be worth a look? Cheers

oldbloke · oldbloke

Next week with luck I will weigh my Vans ATM. (Water tanks empty) 1. Coupled to ute i will weight on both axles. 2. I will un-couple and weigh TB using jockey wheel. 3. Add both gives my my ATM..right. My question is,,will the TB weight be far out? As obviously the jockey is not identical to tow ball.

orid · orid

Yobarr will probably answer this . What is the formulae to work out the approx weight transfered from the tow ball weight ,to the tow vehicles rear axle ,without a WDH? I was surprised to see mine had increased by 360kg from a 240kg towball wieght. Also front axle has reduced by 140 kg to 1100kg , Is there a...

Possum3 · Possum3

bentaxlebabe · bentaxlebabe

If buying a new van from a dealer would you expect and request a weigh note indicating the actual tare of the empty van Regards Rob -- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 5th of January 2021 10:00:53 AM

wombat50 · wombat50

I am looking at carrying a bike on the rear of the van. van is 18.5 ft and at the moment no trouble with the towing, never noticed any swaying, also use a WDH. The bike weights 15kg, is this enough to cause any swaying or any other difference to the towing of the van. How much weight can you add before it will ma...

yobarr · yobarr

Seems that even way back in the 1960s the Leyland brothers understood that if you want to use a lightweight car to tow a heavy trailer,a DOG trailer is inherently much more stable than is a PIG trailer,and the only safe way to go.These days,however,it seems that simple physics is not understood by a lar...

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	RV Daily re GCM upgrade. (Preview) A leaked draft federal code promises clarity regarding the legality of future GCM upgrades. However...there's a catch and it's a big one.https://rvdaily.com.au/gcm-upgrades-new-draft-federal.../	Possum3	9	286	08:08 PM May 3, 2021 by Greg 1
	Weights and Measures by a layman (Preview) I started looking for a van and vehicle almost 2 years ago and started out from a position of knowing absolutely nothing about weights, ratings and measurements let alone what an ATM, GCM and other acronyms meant. Though I had previously owned a Camry wagon towing a Jayco Swan for almost 10 years, loo...	KevinJ	2	266	11:50 AM Apr 27, 2021 by KevinJ
	WDHs verses Upgrades ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (closed) (Preview) So I'm a little puzzled. Some people have their tow vehicles tow rating up graded and because its now level do not use a WDH. As has been discussed many times the WDH distributes some TBW load off the rear axle onto the front wheels and the van axles. Am I wrong or does the rating increase primarily done...	oldbloke	124	1411	01:51 PM Apr 23, 2021 by bentaxlebabe
	Enough ATM even for Yobarr (Preview) https://www.slatteryauctions.com.au/product/670/990915/slattery-buy-now/2011-drake-sept-mod-steer-od-7-row-of-8-semi-modular-steerable-platform-- Edited by Craig1 on Saturday 10th of April 2021 10:57:53 AM	Craig1	3	185	12:10 PM Apr 10, 2021 by yobarr
	Cairns Road Policing unit will be conducting Public Caravan weighing (Preview) The Cairns Road Policing unit will be conducting Public Caravan weighing over the coming few weeks (See below locations and dates).This is an opportunity for travellers and locals to weigh their caravan and discuss safe towing with Officers from the Road Policing Unit.This educational initiati...	Possum3	5	295	09:03 PM Apr 2, 2021 by montie
	SPECIFIC WEIGHT INFO 1OO SERIES LC (Preview) Have been trying to find axle load limits for LC 100 petrol V8. Has Pedders upgrade and 2" lift kit. No info in manual (Says not to modify Toyo suspension) Fully loaded front= 1.38 rear= 1.68 I am fairly certain that rear is overloaded. On the van we have removed 1 spare wheel and hoping to put genny in a box...	Snippy	3	329	03:27 PM Mar 7, 2021 by yobarr
	GVM (Preview)	Possum3	3	325	01:22 PM Mar 7, 2021 by Optimark
	Some good information for newbies and not so newbies (Preview) https://practicalmotoring.com.au/car-advice/everything-you-need-to-know-a...	Clarky 1	2	267	06:14 PM Mar 6, 2021 by yobarr
	Towing Limitations Discussed ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 7 ) (closed) (Preview) This mornings newspaper contains a story about the new Mazda BT50 (AKA Isuzu DMax) and it captured my attention because it seems that,at last,someone has had the intestinal fortitude to reveal the towing inadequacies of the current crop of 5950-6000kg GCM utes.Such cars are presented as "tows 350...	yobarr	193	5116	11:23 AM Mar 5, 2021 by montie
	TBW & Load-Sharing & NON-Load-Sharing (Tandem-Axle) Suspensions: (Preview) From Caravan Council of Australia; Load-Sharing & NON-Load-Sharing (Tandem-Axle) Suspensions:There have recently been some confusing discussions regarding the effect of variations of the Coupling Load, on tandem-axle 'vans, depending on whether the suspension system is Load-Shari...	Possum3	1	204	08:06 PM Mar 2, 2021 by yobarr
	RACV Tug recommendations (Preview) I'll just leave this link here and get the beer and chips. Lol. https://www.racv.com.au/royalauto/moving/news-information/best-cars-to-tow-caravan.html?edm_id=&cmpid=edm:racvathome:enews:20210225&mid=10200209&sf_id=0036F00002UmTrFQAV -- Edited by oldblok...	oldbloke	7	243	07:11 PM Feb 25, 2021 by yobarr
	Tow vehicles ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi Yobarr, If you can do some homework and work out the ATM and GCM for these tugs and what is legal that they can actually tow, then we can work on vans !! Just a random list off of Google, so no favourites. Maybe it might need to be downloaded and put on a spreadsheet. Cheers Bob -- Edited by Bobdown on Tuesda...	Bobdown	52	1855	11:06 PM Feb 18, 2021 by montie
	Weight Distribution....a NEW system. (Preview) Not sure if this video will help others with understanding weights,but may be worth a look? Cheers	yobarr	2	286	10:29 AM Feb 18, 2021 by oldbloke
	Weighing ATM (Preview) Next week with luck I will weigh my Vans ATM. (Water tanks empty) 1. Coupled to ute i will weight on both axles. 2. I will un-couple and weigh TB using jockey wheel. 3. Add both gives my my ATM..right. My question is,,will the TB weight be far out? As obviously the jockey is not identical to tow ball.	oldbloke	5	257	07:14 PM Feb 17, 2021 by Peter_n_Margaret
	Tow ball weight transfer to car rear axle ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Yobarr will probably answer this . What is the formulae to work out the approx weight transfered from the tow ball weight ,to the tow vehicles rear axle ,without a WDH? I was surprised to see mine had increased by 360kg from a 240kg towball wieght. Also front axle has reduced by 140 kg to 1100kg , Is there a...	orid	33	849	10:13 AM Feb 17, 2021 by yobarr
	For Yobar (Preview)	Possum3	6	483	03:27 PM Feb 12, 2021 by Trailer Sailer
	Weigh note provided by a Caravan / RV Dealer ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) If buying a new van from a dealer would you expect and request a weigh note indicating the actual tare of the empty van Regards Rob -- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 5th of January 2021 10:00:53 AM	bentaxlebabe	68	1950	08:13 PM Feb 7, 2021 by montie
	adding weight to rear of van (Preview) I am looking at carrying a bike on the rear of the van. van is 18.5 ft and at the moment no trouble with the towing, never noticed any swaying, also use a WDH. The bike weights 15kg, is this enough to cause any swaying or any other difference to the towing of the van. How much weight can you add before it will ma...	wombat50	2	249	03:35 PM Feb 6, 2021 by yobarr
	Dog Trailer v Pig Trailer (Preview) Seems that even way back in the 1960s the Leyland brothers understood that if you want to use a lightweight car to tow a heavy trailer,a DOG trailer is inherently much more stable than is a PIG trailer,and the only safe way to go.These days,however,it seems that simple physics is not understood by a lar...	yobarr	1	298	08:19 PM Feb 3, 2021 by travelyounger
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