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HI HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME I HAVE JUST BOUGHT AN XPLORE 474 (FIXED END BED) ALL I HAVE LOADED FORWARD OF THE AXEL IS 2 X 4.5KG GAS BOTTLES AND THE BATTERY EVERYHING ELSE IS LOADED TO THE REAR BUT MY NOSE WEIGHT IS STILL WAY TO HIGH MY LIMIT IS 75KG BUT MY GAUGE IS OFF THE SCALE

 Yes, I too have the same problem. Put all heavy objects over axles, even put the gas cylinders in an old sleeping bag and put them under the side dinette which is directly above axles. All our camping chairs, satellite dish and tripod are under the fixed bed at rear. All I have in the front locker is ground sheet, pegs, watering can and a bucket. Still have nose weight of 100kgs which is max for both car and caravan. Did once put ground sheet in bin liner and put over axles, got it down to just over 90kg but couldn't hold it in a straight line. Back to 100kg and travels A1.

Quote: Originally posted by pattinson family on 10/5/2009

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got it down to just over 90kg but couldn't hold it in a straight line. Back to 100kg and travels A1.

 

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I used to have a Lunar Saturn and it's noseweight was over 80kg with a battery fitted but otherwise empty - i.e. nothing in the front locker.    Keeping the noeseweight down was a struggle for the whole of the 14years I had the van.    The spare wheel went in the van, just behind the axle and gas bottles in the car. Even then, loaded, the noseweight was still around 80kg.

Cheers
Andrew

Chris -

What do you have in front lockers inside the van and stored under front bench seats?

 I have a 75Kg noseweight limit and also had problems with 2 gas bottles and spare wheel in front locker but got it balanced ok with wheel stored under van.

also congrats on first post after nearly 5 years membership!

hi everyone thanks for the help ive got it down to 80kg now.  in the front locker is 2x 4.5kg gas bottles and some waste water pipe the spare wheel is under the van to the rear of the axel all the lockers forward of the axel are empty. the nose weight on my citroen C5 is 75kg so i think ill see how it goes on a run to devon wit week

thanks everyone

chris

 I have a Swift Sanymere 2 berth and stripped everything out battery and gas bottle included and only managed to get it down to 86kg. Ended up changing towcar.

      Agri

Agri -

That doesn't seem right, when you say stripped out, do you mean the front locker or the entire van?, were you sure the gauge was measuring correctly?