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Subject Topic: Bailey Unicorn Vigo 2
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Personmartindoggy
28/5/2017 at 9:53am
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Thanks
The mover is at the front, where behind would have been better


Person664DaveS
28/5/2017 at 10:08am
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Ours is too,I think the shock absorbers prevent rear fitting.

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Persontango55
28/5/2017 at 10:32am
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Quote: Originally posted by martindoggy on 28/5/2017
Thanks
The mover is at the front, where behind would have been better


The reason why a motor mover is fitted at the front and not behind the axle is because you wouldn't be able to gain access to the spare wheel carrier underneath which helps regarding the lower noseweight. Like I asked in my previous post if there was a spare wheel carrier fitted will make a big difference to the noseweight especially if there is a motor mover fitted in front of the wheels as well.
The spare wheel carrier was missing when I looked at my caravan on the forecourt but they agreed to swap my existing one over from my trade in which they did. I insisted on this before the deal merely because I requested a Powrtouch motor mover fitted prior to collection but even now I still have to balance the caravan as the towball weight limit is only 75 kgs. on my Volvo.


PersonRay Clayton
28/5/2017 at 6:47pm
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I do try and back load a some of the payload.
Being a twin axle gives me a bit more to play with, but still have to be carefull when you load like that.

To be honest a post on this a while back and the feed back from owners, was all these vans seemed to be a heavy NW.
Either single or twin. S1,S2, not sure on the S3.
Even with the gas bottles moved back towards the axle they seem heavy.

Just play with your loading and see how it goes, all vans will be differant even if the same make and model.




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Personmartindoggy
28/5/2017 at 7:02pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Ray Clayton on 28/5/2017
I do try and back load a some of the payload.
Being a twin axle gives me a bit more to play with, but still have to be carefull when you load like that.

To be honest a post on this a while back and the feed back from owners, was all these vans seemed to be a heavy NW.
Either single or twin. S1,S2, not sure on the S3.
Even with the gas bottles moved back towards the axle they seem heavy.

Just play with your loading and see how it goes, all vans will be differant even if the same make and model.





Cheers we'll hopefully sort it


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PersonRay Clayton
28/5/2017 at 8:54pm
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Just remember
100kg is around 16 stone.
90kg 14 1/2 stone.
80kg 12 1/2 stone.
keep heavy equipment low down over the axle.
Put stuff in cupboards where they belong, hang our clothes up, once you loaded as you need to, take it down the 38 and test it, pull in layby if needed to adjust it, your get it right am sure.





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PersonHairywol
29/5/2017 at 5:01pm
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I think you need to get some facts down before anything else, and the fact you need to know is what exactly the hitch load is at the moment. You say you could lift the hitch of your last caravan; perhaps it was loaded too lightly.

I'll be teaching you to suck eggs, but the hitch load is crucial to the 'van, the towing vehicle and for safety and stability.

Your Freelander might be rated at 150Kg, but your hitch will have, I believe, a 100Kg max, beyond which it will be illegal and perhaps dangerous.

Loading a caravan is, I have come to believe, as much an art as a science, but once you know your actual load and your desired load you can play about with your gear until it works.

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