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31/7/2014 at 12:49am
Location: North West England
Outfit: Lunar Apollo 462 Caravan
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I'm confused about the noseweight/load on the towbar. I have a 1998 2 berth that has a MIRO of 850kg. My car is the new 2.0 passat estate-85kg noseweight
We don't take a lot in the van. Front locker:
2x6kg gas bottles, spare wheel, empty water container (not aqua roll), waste container, corner jack, 25m hook up and some bits of wood for steadies.
Van (all over the axle)
Weekend awning not heavy canvas type
Two chairs
Table
Portable charcoal bbq
Waste aqua roll and step.
In the car with seats flat goes the clothes, food, Hoover, TV, usual stuff and the dog (32kg in the boot). When you hook the van, the suspension is way down on the car.
I don't understand/know if I'm over or if the suspensions low because the stuff in the car. The van does push the car down when you attach it but I didn't think I had a lot in it?
Can you help?
Thanks
Mark
Post last edited on 31/07/2014 01:18:55
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31/7/2014 at 12:59pm
Location: North West England
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Grampian91, the caravan is 850 unloaded max allowed 1200kg. We have a spare bottle to stop problem of running out of gas as it kept happening mid holiday. What do you suggest I do with the spare bottle. Surely it isn't safe just put inside the van over the axle?
weight in the van is an awning (8.5kg) two chairs (10kg), table (6.5kg), dbl sleeping bag (5kg)', bin (1kg), waste master (5kg), pillows (1kg), step (3kg), TV aerial and mast (3kg). Some plates and cutlery but all are plastic (3kg). That is all we have. Everything else such as tv, clothes all go in the car. So with the two gas (35kg), spare wheel (17.5kg) some wood and piping for waste (3kg), steady jack (2.5kg) and two waste containers (2kg) all in only comes to just over 105kg
Rob and Tina, where did you put your spare wheel, just on the floor over the axle? What about when you got to site? How do you find out the weight on the hitch?
Thanks
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