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Weighing the combined unit.
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I have an opportunity to get our rig weighed (over a weigh bridge), so how should we do it. I want to weigh the ute and van empty, plus fuel, water and gas, the other half thinks we should weigh it with all the basic stuff in it. Not really interested in ball weight at the moment. We were above our combined mas...
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What is Tare weight?
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Looking at definitions, the tare weight is the weight of an empty container e.g. a shipping container, but what if one fits a refrigeration unit to that container, then surely the tare weight is now the container plus the refrigeration unit. The tare weight of a caravan is said to be the weight of the va...
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Is this common issue, or is this a problem ?
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Just setting up and planning for first trip. Tech details as follows, van tare 2200, atm 2600, axle group 2600, tow ball (on plate) 210 (not sure how they come up with that ! ). My GCM with BT50 is 5950 , so Im well within limits there. I have 2 X 127 litre water tanks in van, so I filled both, also filled 15 litr...
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How do you check your towball weight?
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I have free access to a weighbridge. I want to check my overall caravan weight and the towball weight when it's fully loaded. How do you check your towball weight? Do you: 1. Check the weight of just the car when the caravan is connected and then the weight of the car when the caravan is disconnected and s...
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Coromal upgrade
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Hi all can anyone tell me what the cost for atm be roughly? would like to get extra 200 kg or so
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Tow ball tongue question
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Could the experts here just let me know if it's OK for me to use this up the other way. The reason I ask is that my 2.5t van isn't quite level.. Thanks in advance.
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What appears to be another mismatch
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Here are pics courtesy of SAPOL of a caravan and car roll over in SA. I wonder is the operator of this combination going to be charged with exceeding the towing weight spec of the vehicle. From what I have read the MUX has a towing limit of 3000 kg and even the shortest Silverline has an ATM of 3145. Now I am no...
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Waste of Money… again.
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Presently I am helping a friend to selectively clear a bush block,cutting down 15 metre trees,and towing them away with a (shudder) Triton,which, despite being severely misused and abused,is doing a surprisingly good job! Anyway,the chainsaw I was using was a littlle small for the job at hand,so w...
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RV Daily re GCM upgrade.
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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.../
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Weights and Measures by a layman
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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...
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WDHs verses Upgrades
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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...
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Enough ATM even for Yobarr
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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
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Cairns Road Policing unit will be conducting Public Caravan weighing
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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...
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SPECIFIC WEIGHT INFO 1OO SERIES LC
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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...
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GVM
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Some good information for newbies and not so newbies
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https://practicalmotoring.com.au/car-advice/everything-you-need-to-know-a...
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Towing Limitations Discussed
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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...
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TBW & Load-Sharing & NON-Load-Sharing (Tandem-Axle) Suspensions:
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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...
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RACV Tug recommendations
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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...
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Tow vehicles
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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...
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