check out the new remote control Jockey Wheel SmartBar Topargee products Red Earth Festival Park Booker
Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Click here for the Grey Nomads website -> The Grey Nomads Forum -> The Grey Nomads - General -> weighbridge weighing your Car / Van
Post Info TOPIC: weighbridge weighing your Car / Van
wombat56


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 66
Date:
weighbridge weighing your Car / Van
Permalink  

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

 



__________________
Wombat56 Ron
Peter_n_Margaret


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 4375
Date:
Permalink  

If you can, get each axle weighed separately with both vehicles fully loaded ready for a trip.

Cheers,
Peter

__________________

OKA196, 4x4 'C' Class, DIY, self contained motorhome. 960W of solar, 400Ah of AGMs, 310L water, 280L fuel. https://www.oka4wd.com/forum/members-vehicles-public/569-oka196-xt-motorhome
 

 
Cruising Cruze


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 2138
Date:
Permalink  

Hi Ron

There is one in town

Pakenham Public Weigh
Weighbridges
18 Drovers Pl, Pakenham, VIC 3810
Phone:1300 311 508


Cheers John

__________________
OwenK


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 185
Date:
Permalink  

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. 



__________________

The only impossible journey is the one you never begin. 

100 series landcruiser 22'6" traveller allterain.
Chris61


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 240
Date:
Permalink  

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 

I live in Pakenham and know where there is one

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated 

Wombat56 Ron

 

 Have a look at a link to my blog

https://chrisanddiannesultimaadventure.wordpress.com/educational-links/weights-explained/

It may help



__________________

Cheers Chris

 https://chrisanddiannesultimaadventure.wordpress.com/

I wouldn't have to manage my anger if people managed their stupidity
wombat56


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 66
Date:
Permalink  

Hi Owen

Yes seems complicated but with your advice should be able to work it out ?????

Cheers 

Wombat56



__________________
Wombat56 Ron
Hewy54


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 344
Date:
Permalink  

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.

__________________
Life's too short to drink cheap Scotch
wombat56


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 66
Date:
Permalink  

Hi Chris

Thanks mate also very informative site 

Cheers

Wombat56



__________________
Wombat56 Ron
wombat56


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 66
Date:
Permalink  

Hi Hewy54

Great info thanks mate will compile all and come out totally confused hahahhaha

Thanks again

Wombat56



__________________
Wombat56 Ron
wombat56


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 66
Date:
Permalink  

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 Ron
wombat56


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 66
Date:
Permalink  

Hi Peter

Thanks for that mate see what I can do

Cheers

Wombat56

 



__________________
Wombat56 Ron
Fringe Dweller


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 168
Date:
Permalink  

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 .



__________________
Gunna Go
Ausmo


Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 15
Date:
Permalink  

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


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 344
Date:
Permalink  

Never owned a5th wheeler but do not see why the same principles would not apply.

__________________
Life's too short to drink cheap Scotch
Woody n Sue


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 1915
Date:
Permalink  

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

__________________

 When the power of Love becomes greater than the love of power the World will see peace !  24ft Trailblazer 5th wheeler n 05 Patrol ute and Black Series Dominator camper trailer ( for the rough stuff) 
Hewy54


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 344
Date:
Permalink  

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.

__________________
Life's too short to drink cheap Scotch
wombat56


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 66
Date:
Permalink  

Hi Fringe Dweller

Yes was hopeing would get assistance 

Thanks for the welcome 

Cheers 

Ron



__________________
Wombat56 Ron
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Click here for the Grey Nomads website -> The Grey Nomads Forum -> The Grey Nomads - General -> weighbridge weighing your Car / Van
Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us
Purchase Grey Nomad bumper stickers Read our daily column, the Nomad News The Grey Nomad's Guidebook