I would suggest you take your ute down first and weight that, tell the weighbridge bloke that you'll be back with your van.
Tell him you would like all weights (ute, van, ute and van combined, and ball weight). For ball weight you'll have to move ute just off weighbridge and wind down jockey wheel onto the bridge (uncouple from ute) that is take all van weigh off ute. It sounds complecated but it's not.
Cheers Owen.
Chris61 said
08:18 PM Sep 5, 2016
wombat56 wrote:
G'day All
I have a very silly question so please bear with me
I have never taking a car/caravan to a weighbridge and not sure what I have to do and look for
Have a 2016 Mazda Bt50 freestyle Ute with ARB Canopy Snorkel and Nudge Bar and a 2008 Regent Cruiser Series 3 full height Van 17'6 X 7'9
Yes seems complicated but with your advice should be able to work it out ?????
Cheers
Wombat56
Hewy54 said
08:28 PM Sep 5, 2016
You do not need to wind down the jockey wheel or disconnect.
1. Drive to the weighbridge with your car only, fully loaded, ready for a trip and weigh it.
2. Go home and hook up your van, fully loaded ready to go away and drive to the weighbridge.
3. Drive onto the scales with just the 4 wheels of your car on the scales. This is your Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM). Subtract this from 1. to get your ball weight.
4. Drive forward so the wheels of the car and the van are on the scales. This is your Combined Gross Mass (GCM)
5. Drive forward so that the van wheels are on the scales. This is your Gross Trailer Mass (GTM)
6. Add your GTM to your ball weight to get your Aggregate Trailer Mass (ATM).
Maximum allowable amounts for each of these should be stamped on your car and van compliance plates.
wombat56 said
08:28 PM Sep 5, 2016
Hi Chris
Thanks mate also very informative site
Cheers
Wombat56
wombat56 said
08:31 PM Sep 5, 2016
Hi Hewy54
Great info thanks mate will compile all and come out totally confused hahahhaha
Thanks again
Wombat56
wombat56 said
08:33 PM Sep 5, 2016
Hi Cruising Cruze
Didn't know that one I thought the one in Hallam but not lived in Oz for 4 years
Thanks again mate
Wombat56
wombat56 said
08:35 PM Sep 5, 2016
Hi Peter
Thanks for that mate see what I can do
Cheers
Wombat56
Fringe Dweller said
06:32 AM Sep 6, 2016
G'day Wombat . Welcome to GN.
Ya will get to th bridge & the weigh man will tell you to do it his way , which will be similar , or a combination
of the above .
Ausmo said
09:49 AM Sep 6, 2016
Hewy54 wrote:
You do not need to wind down the jockey wheel or disconnect. 1. Drive to the weighbridge with your car only, fully loaded, ready for a trip and weigh it. 2. Go home and hook up your van, fully loaded ready to go away and drive to the weighbridge. 3. Drive onto the scales with just the 4 wheels of your car on the scales. This is your Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM). Subtract this from 1. to get your ball weight. 4. Drive forward so the wheels of the car and the van are on the scales. This is your Combined Gross Mass (GCM) 5. Drive forward so that the van wheels are on the scales. This is your Gross Trailer Mass (GTM) 6. Add your GTM to your ball weight to get your Aggregate Trailer Mass (ATM).
Maximum allowable amounts for each of these should be stamped on your car and van compliance plates.
Thanks for this. Will this work for weighing a 5th wheeler?
Erik
Hewy54 said
03:09 PM Sep 6, 2016
Never owned a5th wheeler but do not see why the same principles would not apply.
Woody n Sue said
09:38 PM Sep 6, 2016
Of course it would work on a fifth wheeler the only difference is it distributes the weight better on the tow vehicle axels, and unless the is no room to unhook for a bit while there why do two trips, just weigh the lot as discribed then unhook and weigh the tow vehicle.
Woody
Hewy54 said
09:58 PM Sep 6, 2016
The only reason I suggest two trips is to save time on the weighbridge.
I do mine at the local landscape place and they are quite happy for me to duck in and drive through onto the weighbridge. However they would not be too happy about me sitting in the way while I unhook. Easy for me as the weighbridge is only 2 km away.
G'day All
I have a very silly question so please bear with me
I have never taking a car/caravan to a weighbridge and not sure what I have to do and look for
Have a 2016 Mazda Bt50 freestyle Ute with ARB Canopy Snorkel and Nudge Bar and a 2008 Regent Cruiser Series 3 full height Van 17'6 X 7'9
I live in Pakenham and know where there is one
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated
Wombat56 Ron
Cheers,
Peter
There is one in town
Pakenham Public Weigh
Weighbridges
18 Drovers Pl, Pakenham, VIC 3810
Phone:1300 311 508
Cheers John
Hi Ron,
I would suggest you take your ute down first and weight that, tell the weighbridge bloke that you'll be back with your van.
Tell him you would like all weights (ute, van, ute and van combined, and ball weight). For ball weight you'll have to move ute just off weighbridge and wind down jockey wheel onto the bridge (uncouple from ute) that is take all van weigh off ute. It sounds complecated but it's not.
Cheers Owen.
Have a look at a link to my blog
https://chrisanddiannesultimaadventure.wordpress.com/educational-links/weights-explained/
It may help
Hi Owen
Yes seems complicated but with your advice should be able to work it out ?????
Cheers
Wombat56
1. Drive to the weighbridge with your car only, fully loaded, ready for a trip and weigh it.
2. Go home and hook up your van, fully loaded ready to go away and drive to the weighbridge.
3. Drive onto the scales with just the 4 wheels of your car on the scales. This is your Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM). Subtract this from 1. to get your ball weight.
4. Drive forward so the wheels of the car and the van are on the scales. This is your Combined Gross Mass (GCM)
5. Drive forward so that the van wheels are on the scales. This is your Gross Trailer Mass (GTM)
6. Add your GTM to your ball weight to get your Aggregate Trailer Mass (ATM).
Maximum allowable amounts for each of these should be stamped on your car and van compliance plates.
Hi Chris
Thanks mate also very informative site
Cheers
Wombat56
Hi Hewy54
Great info thanks mate will compile all and come out totally confused hahahhaha
Thanks again
Wombat56
Hi Cruising Cruze
Didn't know that one I thought the one in Hallam but not lived in Oz for 4 years
Thanks again mate
Wombat56
Hi Peter
Thanks for that mate see what I can do
Cheers
Wombat56
G'day Wombat . Welcome to GN.
Ya will get to th bridge & the weigh man will tell you to do it his way , which will be similar , or a combination
of the above .
Thanks for this. Will this work for weighing a 5th wheeler?
Erik
Woody
I do mine at the local landscape place and they are quite happy for me to duck in and drive through onto the weighbridge. However they would not be too happy about me sitting in the way while I unhook. Easy for me as the weighbridge is only 2 km away.
Hi Fringe Dweller
Yes was hopeing would get assistance
Thanks for the welcome
Cheers
Ron