Payload database?

[Bfb1150gs]

Still doing research to find the right model of motorhome for us..... We only got 12 grand so we are looking at older motorhomes. Being a hefty soul i know that i am going to take up quite a chunk of that payload . My girlfriend ain't ... Shall we say... Petite if you know what i mean .. So as we and the dog are going to take up 350kg of the payload before we even start (its all the dog) we gotta find the ones with the biggest payload..luckily i work in a timber yard so i can use waste wood to reinforce stuff . Is there such a thing as a database of motorhomes that shows the payload for each model.. Im having a mare trying to find the payloads of some models..

 

[Jev88]

Some.Motorhome magazines have spec lists in back. Manufacturers are often accused of lying about payload or economic with the truth

 

[DandJ]

I understand manufacturors can be 5% out on their weight spec....either way? So a 3000kg weight could be 2850 or 3150kg....then you add on extras like an awning etc etc. Are you restticted by licence to 3.5t?

 

[Bfb1150gs]

I understand manufacturors can be 5% out on their weight spec....either way? So a 3000kg weight could be 2850 or 3150kg....then you add on extras like an awning etc etc. Are you restticted by licence to 3.5t?

No we are both in or 50s so we both got a c1 licence

 

[Jim]

The problem is that payloads, even between same models same years, may not be the same. And of course, some customer specified factory fits can be very heavy. Then, there is the fudge, the MIRO figure might be out by 5% which could nick 150kg from your payload.

If you want a lot of payload, you'll struggle to find it in vans that weigh under 3.5t. Go heavier and it's easier. Check the maker's given figures but take them with a pinch of salt and never buy without knowing the forecourt weight. (what it weighs empty sat there at the dealers)

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[Pausim]

With our recent purchase the dealer drove us and the van to a weigh bridge before we handed over the deposit. It was weighed with both of us onboard, we had to allow for fuel and water but these are easily quantified. This meant we knew exactly how much payload we would have before we purchased. We have weighed it again twice in the 3 months since we bought it.

I fear a database of payloads would be about as reliable as a database of how much people weigh, we are all different.