Hello all,
I’m looking for some advice/information about fitting an AL-KO scooter rack to my Fairford (Peugeot Boxer LWB).
The van has been uprated to 4500kg, with the rear axle weight increased to 2600kg by SV Tech.
I had the weight(s) done about 8 weeks ago on a weighbridge – 1720/1820kg front/rear.
I have been given quotes for an AL-KO Sawiko Kawa Scooter Rack http://www.sawiko.de/kawa_2.php and an AL-KO Sawiko Agito Scooter Rack http://www.al-ko.co.uk/pages/agito-150-2.html
Both racks weigh 95kg and can carry 150kg – this obviously means I can carry something bigger than I could with a towbar mounted system.
With the heaviest allowable weight of 245kg, the axle weights would become 1615/2170 front/rear.
Going by a couple of online calculators, using 1720/1820kg axle weights, wheelbase 4035mm, a total overhang of 1850mm and extra weight of 245kg then the figures for the new axle weights become 1615/2170kg front/rear (ie Front 105kg lighter and rear 350kg heavier).
Ie the front axle becomes 94% of its original and the rear axle 120%.
Another way of looking at it is going from 48.6% front and 51.4% rear to 42.8% front and 57.3% rear weight distribution.
ie 3% difference front to rear, to 14.5%.
In reality the total weight of the rack/scooter will be closer to 200kg than 245kg.
Does anyone have an AL-KO scooter rack or similar or does anyone have any thoughts on the subject?
I’m looking for some advice/information about fitting an AL-KO scooter rack to my Fairford (Peugeot Boxer LWB).
The van has been uprated to 4500kg, with the rear axle weight increased to 2600kg by SV Tech.
I had the weight(s) done about 8 weeks ago on a weighbridge – 1720/1820kg front/rear.
I have been given quotes for an AL-KO Sawiko Kawa Scooter Rack http://www.sawiko.de/kawa_2.php and an AL-KO Sawiko Agito Scooter Rack http://www.al-ko.co.uk/pages/agito-150-2.html
Both racks weigh 95kg and can carry 150kg – this obviously means I can carry something bigger than I could with a towbar mounted system.
With the heaviest allowable weight of 245kg, the axle weights would become 1615/2170 front/rear.
Going by a couple of online calculators, using 1720/1820kg axle weights, wheelbase 4035mm, a total overhang of 1850mm and extra weight of 245kg then the figures for the new axle weights become 1615/2170kg front/rear (ie Front 105kg lighter and rear 350kg heavier).
Ie the front axle becomes 94% of its original and the rear axle 120%.
Another way of looking at it is going from 48.6% front and 51.4% rear to 42.8% front and 57.3% rear weight distribution.
ie 3% difference front to rear, to 14.5%.
In reality the total weight of the rack/scooter will be closer to 200kg than 245kg.
Does anyone have an AL-KO scooter rack or similar or does anyone have any thoughts on the subject?