Caravan weight.Finally !!!!!
Submitted: Sunday, Mar 07, 2010 at 13:40
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Hi all.I have finally taken our van over the weigh
bridge and loaded it up with what we feel should be max we will take on our trip,(including full water tanks) excluding BEER !!!!!
The following are the figures written down on the certificate from the weigh
bridge.
Tare Weight (free standing,unhitched from the car) = 1400kg.
Total weight when attached to the car = 1260kg.
Ball weight = 140kg.
The van's complience plate stipulates:
ATM = 1420
TARE = 1124
GTM = 1321
I was advised by the operator that i could, if necessary, still add another 160kg to the van as when it is coupled to the car it only comes in at 1260 which is still 160kg under the ATM.
Is this correct or do i only have another 20kg max that can be added ?
The vehicle has a towing capacity of 2800kg and a ball weight of 280kg.
Any help will be greatly appreciated as we want to keep within the correct weights for insurance purposes and for the safety of ourselves and other road users.