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24/6/2015 at 12:27am
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Figures from a weigh bridge today. My car weighs in at 2540kg. The trailer I had on weighs 720kg unladen and the load I had on it weighed 2060kg. I would have liked an extra 500kg of load. It towed reasonably stable at 50mph on the main A roads but I was down to 20mph on the back roads as I felt this was as safe a speed to go at should I need to stop in a hurry should I have met something on a blind corner.
I was within the limits for my vehicle and on a relatively short journey, 30 minutes or so, so I wasn't too bothered. Had I been on a four hour trip or mainly on unclassified roads then I think I might have been a bit fed up by the time I got to the end of it.
My point is, towing at the max is possible but you need to adjust your driving style, your journey will take longer, there will be more wear and tear on your vehicle and you will use more fuel. The other end of the scale is people who think they need a 4x4 to tow with and then say " I don't know it's behind me" when they are dragging something half the weight of the tow car! The 85% advice is a good guide for finding some middle ground, it should let you tow at a reasonable speed, return reasonable fuel economy and give you a decent amount of control over whatever you are towing.
If you are happy to plod along then get something at the top end of your figure, if you want to zip along to your destination, choose something that floats, if you want the middle ground do the maths.
Stick within your legal limits whatever.
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26/6/2015 at 1:53am
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Quote: Originally posted by clare007 on 25/6/2015Thanks - its getting clearer. So Gas bottle included in MRO. Battery - still confused - am I right in thinking that isn't in the MRO?So the weight I need to add to the MRO to see what percentage that makes of the MTPLM is battery, awning, outdoor chairs and all the stuff I load into the caravan.Anything else I need to add in?
And that ideally, and impossibly, shouldn't exceed 85%, but can legally, but unwisely be 100% of MTPLM?
And so to update spreadsheet with notion weights for all those things I so merrily just bung in the van, and see where I can trim them down.
Thanks all and any more advice much welcomed
Your assumption is correct, so load the van with what you need, weigh it and you will find you will be below the 100%,you have up to 221 KG to play around with
nose weight 75KG.
just out of interest do you actually need a 6 berth van??
Post last edited on 26/06/2015 02:05:57
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