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PersonKelper
18/5/2016 at 1:00pm
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Anyone use one of these?
Would you recommend?


Personiank01
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For a single or twin axle caravan?


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PersonGrampian91
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I would just get the van weighed with the essentials, battery and full gas bottle etc and then weigh anything added.

Tolerance less than 3% but how does the ground surface affect that accuracy? Will it be that accurate on a gravelled carpark?

My storage is a crushed tarmac that was put down with a whackerplate or roller so not 100% firm.


PersonKelper
18/5/2016 at 2:48pm
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18/5/2016 at 2:51pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 18/5/2016
I would just get the van weighed with the essentials, battery and full gas bottle etc and then weigh anything added.

Tolerance less than 3% but how does the ground surface affect that accuracy? Will it be that accurate on a gravelled carpark?

My storage is a crushed tarmac that was put down with a whackerplate or roller so not 100% firm.






Weighing everything would take forever ... and weight changes over a holiday depending on food/drinks stock etc.
With this piece of kit you just drive over it slowly for each wheel ... you get a readout per wheel and total for the van ... does noseweight, too.
Then you can do the car as well.
Sounds useful.


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PersonJohnMW
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I always use one and I always use a piece of wood the same thickness on the opposite side to keep it balanced. If in doubt about the surface either put something firm to spread the load to ground or move to another surface - a bit of common sense applied here. Just one more thing, I have checked the result using the cumulative function but have weighed individual wheels and nose independently and have a very slight difference in the result but can't explain why. Weigh the loaded van not individual items - you will soon tire of that method. I weighed myself on it and it tallied with an accurate body weight scale - so I'm impressed. Got mine from Obelink too very good.

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PersonKelper
18/5/2016 at 6:32pm
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The U-Tube film just shows the wheels going over the instrument, no leveller strips on opposite wheels:

U-Tube link


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been looking for something similar for years as vosa has heavy duty ones to weigh trucks. just ordered the 1500 kgs version.


PersonKelper
18/5/2016 at 7:26pm
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By the way ... anyone who is contemplating buying ... the cheapest place to get them I have found is here, which is quite a saving on all the UK outlets I've looked at.


PersonPickled Onion
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That's where I got mine from about a month ago, really well made and glad I bought it. Great price and nice people to do business with.
I was unpleasantly surprised just how much overweight my unit was so a great deal of sorting out ensued.

I think the extra bit of wood is for twin axles only.

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Personnavver
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With a twin I guess the front wheel weight includes some of the weight of the back wheel and vice versa.

As the front wheel rises over the scale, weight will be taken from the back to the front and vice versa.

Taken to extreme the full weight of the left hand side of the van will be weighed on each wheel on that side.


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I agree that on axles that are not compensated some of the weight on a tandem axle will skew the result if a piece of wood is not used between axles and also in the case of a tandem and a single a pieces of wood to level both side would give greater accuracy.


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19/5/2016 at 12:46am
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Quote: Originally posted by Pickled Onion on 18/5/2016
That's where I got mine from about a month ago, really well made and glad I bought it. Great price and nice people to do business with.
I was unpleasantly surprised just how much overweight my unit was so a great deal of sorting out ensued.

I think the extra bit of wood is for twin axles only.

Dave.


I bought mine from Obelink too about 3 years ago.

I didn't think we carried a lot in the caravan but we were just a surprised as you re the weight.

So surprised that I thought the CWC was wrong and took the van to a weighbridge - it wasn't wrong.

It will do single axle, twin axle and a 4 wheeled vehicle too for those that are unfamiliar.

They are less expensive now I believe - mine was about £130 but I'm so glad I bought it.

I use it regularly - it needs a bit of logic and patience to gain experience in use but one that is done I find it pretty consistent.

I don't use wooden blocks each side - just take it slowly over the measuring pad and on flat and even surface.




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Quote: Originally posted by diesel steve on 18/5/2016
been looking for something similar for years as vosa has heavy duty ones to weigh trucks. just ordered the 1500 kgs version.


Questions please:

What versions are there?

What version is the Obelink offer on?

Are the quoted weights the total or the max per wheel?

My van is a 1900 kg van hence the questions. Thanks


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Personiank01
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Quote: Originally posted by navver on 18/5/2016
With a twin I guess the front wheel weight includes some of the weight of the back wheel and vice versa.

As the front wheel rises over the scale, weight will be taken from the back to the front and vice versa.

Taken to extreme the full weight of the left hand side of the van will be weighed on each wheel on that side.


We bought one for our twin axle, but it was a real hassle to use as you have to move the caravan over the scales and a motor mover is required. Once you have done the wheels you need to do the noseweight. All this has to be done reasonably quickly. You need to find a place that is almost dead level for an accurate reading. Our reading on two occasions was in excess of 2000kg. Weighbridge recorded it at just above 1800kg. We sent it back and got a full refund.


PersonKelper
19/5/2016 at 9:38am
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Quote: Originally posted by JTQU on 19/5/2016
Quote: Originally posted by diesel steve on 18/5/2016
been looking for something similar for years as vosa has heavy duty ones to weigh trucks. just ordered the 1500 kgs version.


Questions please:

What versions are there?

What version is the Obelink offer on?

Are the quoted weights the total or the max per wheel?

My van is a 1900 kg van hence the questions. Thanks


Post last edited on 19/05/2016 07:09:10


The heavy-weight version like this weighs up to 1500 kg per wheel ... so plenty of capacity for you ... even the lighter one (1,000 kg per wheel) should, in theory, deal with a 1900kg van ... or does loading take you over that 1900? And, are you single or double axle?
Anyway ... look at both, and make your decision.
It sounds to me as if the balance of users are saying that they are useful ... and on site feedback seems to be very good, apart from the idiot on amazon who couldn't find the battery slots, so returned it!
I'm going to order ... be very useful for checking the car as well.



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