- Feb 5, 2009
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Hi everyone
Got a wierd one here for sure and I can't get me head round it..
We used to have a 2003 Laika H710 A class van that I updated to 3850kg as we ran at a consistent 3800-3900kg fully loaded up. We now have a 2004 Euramobil 810HB A class tag axle plated at 4500kg...
Now here the issue... I moved all our gear from old van to new for our trip away this week. I don't think I added any extra kit other than a spare toilet cassette. However whilst we were away I stopped in at a weighbridge to check how much payload I actually had (I want to get a scooter), and was horrified to see we tipped the scales at 4740kg ie. 240kg overweight !!!
My understanding of the new van is that empty it's supposed to be about 3600kg, so with my 500-600kg of kit onboard, I expected to be well under... Obviously not...![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So, have I dropped a proverbial and all I've done is upgrade to a van that has space for more "stuff" but can't actually legally carry it? It just doesn't make sense that I have exactly the same stuff in a theoretically bigger/better van but am worse off weight wise?
So, before I commit to a knee-jerk uplating with SV Tech just to get me out of immediate danger, how do you boys with similar size tag axle vans with garages full of motorbikes, BBQs, camping gear etc get on? Are you running at 5000kg+ or have you stripped out all unecessary kit?
Any thoughts anyone?
Thank you
Steve
Got a wierd one here for sure and I can't get me head round it..
We used to have a 2003 Laika H710 A class van that I updated to 3850kg as we ran at a consistent 3800-3900kg fully loaded up. We now have a 2004 Euramobil 810HB A class tag axle plated at 4500kg...
Now here the issue... I moved all our gear from old van to new for our trip away this week. I don't think I added any extra kit other than a spare toilet cassette. However whilst we were away I stopped in at a weighbridge to check how much payload I actually had (I want to get a scooter), and was horrified to see we tipped the scales at 4740kg ie. 240kg overweight !!!
My understanding of the new van is that empty it's supposed to be about 3600kg, so with my 500-600kg of kit onboard, I expected to be well under... Obviously not...
So, have I dropped a proverbial and all I've done is upgrade to a van that has space for more "stuff" but can't actually legally carry it? It just doesn't make sense that I have exactly the same stuff in a theoretically bigger/better van but am worse off weight wise?
So, before I commit to a knee-jerk uplating with SV Tech just to get me out of immediate danger, how do you boys with similar size tag axle vans with garages full of motorbikes, BBQs, camping gear etc get on? Are you running at 5000kg+ or have you stripped out all unecessary kit?
Any thoughts anyone?
Thank you
Steve