I once read the rule of thumb, being not exactly accurate that each foot of caravan was approx. equivalent to1hundred weght. therefore a seventeen foot van weighs approx. 1.7 tonne. any ideas.
Peter_n_Margaret said
10:17 AM Aug 5, 2018
Firstly, there were 20cwt to the ton, so 17cwt equals about 860kg.
1cwt per foot was true about 40 years ago, but modern caravans are probably at least double that.
Cheers,
Peter
Juggenaut said
10:24 AM Aug 5, 2018
sorry Pete, my minds failing me. did say tonne not ton, did that save me a little?
Peter_n_Margaret said
11:10 AM Aug 5, 2018
Juggenaut wrote:
sorry Pete, my minds failing me. did say tonne not ton, did that save me a little?
Nope :)
There is not much difference between an imperial ton and a metric tonne.
2240Lbs in an imperial ton which is 20cwt (112lb each).
2204 lbs equals 1 metric tonne = 1000kg.
Then there is the Yanks of course who have a "short ton" which is 20cwt at 100lbs = 2,000lb.
Cheers,
Peter
The Belmont Bear said
02:58 PM Aug 5, 2018
Juggernaught as not all vans are built the same way or have the same inclusions there is going to be a fair bit of variance in weight for the same length van. For example our 21'6" van came out of the factory weighing 2.23T so in this case your rule of thumb would have been close. If we had opted for bigger wheels, off road suspension, heavier chasis construction, extra solar panel, extra water tank etc. I imagine that the rule would then have been a fair way off.
Cheers
BB
Peter_n_Margaret said
03:16 PM Aug 5, 2018
The Belmont Bear wrote:
For example our 21'6" van came out of the factory weighing 2.23T so in this case your rule of thumb would have been close.
The "rule of thumb" 40 years ago was 1cwt per foot.
Your van is DOUBLE that weight.
Cheers,
Peter
The Belmont Bear said
04:08 PM Aug 5, 2018
Yes sorry Peter you are correct I went back and reread the original post I hadn't actually taken in the cwt bit I was just using the part about a 17' van weighing 1.7T - I never was real good at all that cyphering stuff anyway .
I once read the rule of thumb, being not exactly accurate that each foot of caravan was approx. equivalent to1hundred weght. therefore a seventeen foot van weighs approx. 1.7 tonne. any ideas.
1cwt per foot was true about 40 years ago, but modern caravans are probably at least double that.
Cheers,
Peter
sorry Pete, my minds failing me. did say tonne not ton, did that save me a little?
Nope :)
There is not much difference between an imperial ton and a metric tonne.
2240Lbs in an imperial ton which is 20cwt (112lb each).
2204 lbs equals 1 metric tonne = 1000kg.
Then there is the Yanks of course who have a "short ton" which is 20cwt at 100lbs = 2,000lb.
Cheers,
Peter
Juggernaught as not all vans are built the same way or have the same inclusions there is going to be a fair bit of variance in weight for the same length van. For example our 21'6" van came out of the factory weighing 2.23T so in this case your rule of thumb would have been close. If we had opted for bigger wheels, off road suspension, heavier chasis construction, extra solar panel, extra water tank etc. I imagine that the rule would then have been a fair way off.
Cheers
BB
The "rule of thumb" 40 years ago was 1cwt per foot.
Your van is DOUBLE that weight.
Cheers,
Peter
Yes sorry Peter you are correct I went back and reread the original post I hadn't actually taken in the cwt bit I was just using the part about a 17' van weighing 1.7T - I never was real good at all that cyphering stuff anyway
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BB