Custom built and tied-down bunch of plastic is latest way to protect your generator? Not to mention the weight, with 2 gas bottles and a jerry can on drawbar, chains not crossed, and the horror of an LC200 with no WDH. And his mate had a big van behind a Prado.Cheers
lol...I guess if there is some space left it has to be filled up eh...that's an extended draw bar too be the looks. Full Jerry = 18kg, Generator 25kg, 2 gas bottles 36kg, = 78kg, all swinging a fair way behind the actual tow bar mounting point...wonder what his hitch weight is? ...love the safety chain setup too...that bloke is all over it!
Apart from being a shoddy job, I don't see any problem with a generator and a 10 litre jerry can, other than 'the fixing'..........I thought you are supposed to have 10% TBW anyway.
Nothing like the new 'off roaders', with a generator slide one side and a baby Q or an Engel on the other side, plus 2 x jerry cans, 2 x gas bottles and bikes and the kitchen sink.
Apart from being a shoddy job, I don't see any problem with a generator and a 10 litre jerry can, other than 'the fixing'..........I thought you are supposed to have 10% TBW anyway.
Nothing like the new 'off roaders', with a generator slide one side and a baby Q or an Engel on the other side, plus 2 x jerry cans, 2 x gas bottles and bikes and the kitchen sink.
Cheers Bob
Anything outside the actual body structure contributes to yaw, a caravanners biggest enemy that is exacerbated by excessive weight. The designer of the monstrosity in your third picture should, in my opinion, be hung and quartered for being so irresponsible. This model of van TARES at 2646kg and has an ATM of 3500kg, then is proudly proclaimed to have a "payload of 854kg". And look what this Old Bloke is towing it with. Spare me! But at least he is using a DO35 to minimise TBO, although I see no sign of the cure-it-all WDH so he would be so overloaded on the rear axle that it is beyond stupid. As an aside, my post was started only to draw attention to the fact that the safety chains are not crossed and that there is no chance of the drawbar not hitting the road should the van come adrift from the car, but I then decided to comment on the extra weight on the drawbar. Reaching 10% towball weight is easy on a well designed van where most of the weight is over the axle group, while having loading accident-inducing crap hanging out each end, beyind the extremes of the body structure, never is wise. But they're amongst us, and they breed. Cheers.
Hahaha, I had a little giggle with the pic immediately above. ^^^^^^
Did anyone else notice that he was so busy to sit down with a beer he only wound down one support leg on the rear.
Not a crime but most chassis benefit from evenly distributed support.
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Looking at the add reminds me of the beautiful tub draw I have standing in my court yard covered over with a silver tap, $1000 worth weighing 64 kilograms.
Slide out bbq sitting in the shed 26 kilograms .
Pipe storage for the long stuff, 11 kilograms.
Second battery and box 36 kilograms.
Ensuite door replaced with lightweigh shower curtain, not that heavy, probably 15 kilograms.
He has done the left side, wife is still struggling with the right side.
Hahaha! so he has.
My experience is if you dont put your stabilisers down then dont put your awning out. With people moving about in the van the awning is a bit unstable without the chassis legs down and supporting the van particularly if you are using the awning posts onto the ground as he has.
-- Edited by Ivan 01 on Tuesday 5th of July 2022 07:49:22 AM
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