Weights and Measures

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

Rob Driver · Rob Driver

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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	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	917	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	1068	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	3444	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	1046	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	1033	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	2270	10:13 AM Feb 17, 2021 by yobarr
	For Yobar (Preview)	Possum3	6	1231	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	Rob Driver	68	4270	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	948	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	906	08:19 PM Feb 3, 2021 by travelyounger
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