So....have you..?

[Fatmrsgeorge]

....actually weighed your axles ?

 

[Ingwe]

Yes. Before trips when we take the ebikes.
Weighbridges becoming like hens’ teeth round our part but found a reliable one at scrap metal yard. Expensive; £10 per axle.
p.s. that’s the charge for weighing, not the price offered for each axle.

 

[Poutie57]

Nope, weighed it in Norway (2017) found I was 200kg overweight I then uprated it to 4.5t haven’t weighed it since. The van is full air so never looks overweight. I know folks on here will go tut tut! But when we weighed it I had a duke 390 onboard plus 50ltrs of wine and 4crates of German beer (all for the wife) full water and diesel. well that’s my excuse for being over weight

 

[suavecarve]

Waiting to get the motorbike in the garage and the ebikes on the back. Should have plenty left over though we have put on solar and spare tyre

 

[Bill-H]

I've bought a large set of domestic scales with a 20kg load rating (designed for weighing pets and babies, £15 off ebay). Went to the local weighbridge, got the ticket and made a note of all the items on board, how much fuel, water etc.
Now I can use the scales and add the weight to the list for every thing I add. I accept it may not be gram accurate but does make you thing about the items you are going to add if you don't have too much weight allowance.

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[daventess]

Of course. I was amazed at how far under the max weight I was fully loaded (3.9t out of 4.4).

No need to keep weighing it unless something significantly new gets added.

 

[Rapides]

No. I want to, but not found a convenient one around here (Stockport).

Shenton’s near Macc on Chelford Road, between Broken Cross and Monks Heath crossroads. Just the other side of Alderley Edge from you.

 

[L' Hobo]

Only once when downloading the Murvi to 3500kgs.

I usually, travel solo in my 1989 T35 VW California and 2007 Murvi Morello, neither of which has a garages behind the rear axle.
IF I had a garage, and the poor payloads on some of the Coach-builts, I would be FAR more worried!

 

[Barclaybasher]

No
Weighed this van once before downplating to 3500kg from 3850kg....3300kg, mostly travel alone, air ride on rear, never looks over.......and strangely performs and brakes exactly the same as when it was 3850kg.....

 

[L' Hobo]

No
Weighed this van once before downplating to 3500kg from 3850kg....3300kg, mostly travel alone, air ride on rear, never looks over.......and strangely performs and brakes exactly the same as when it was 3850kg.....

Probably because it weighs the same, it's just the permissable gross weigh that is different.

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[Flairy]

weighed at full load 5000 k was 45k over realised I was full waste water I’d been flushing the tank out easily sorted,

 

[L' Hobo]

weighed at full load 5000 k was 45k over realised I was full waste water I’d been flushing the tank out easily sorted,

How much over was it when you got back behind the wheel?
In my case, it would have been many kilos!

 

[PaulW2]

....actually weighed your axles ?

I did it once, but I think I got away with it

Now that I know what I know I pay as much ongoing attention to it as I do to the payload of my car. Which is to say I just put it out of my mind. If I was to do anything very dramatic I'll probably have another look.

 

[starquake]

Yes, we weighed before and after buying van with a full load of fuel, travel water, and all our stuff installed ; we had 300kg spare on 3.5t.

That said, one of the axles was more heavily loaded so we moved locker locations for some heavier items (to balance out the difference).

We had no issues in our case, and it made us confident we could in fact travel with full water and waste if needed.

 

[PhilMary]

Every time I get an MOT test: it’s required to check brake efficiency! The tester writes it down for me and it’s been consistent for many years.

As above
Every MOT ask the "man" to write it down as the rolling road shows axle weight.

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[starquake]

Agree with MOT suggestion too, we also did get reweighed last year on the MOT. Worth noting this is not an official weight ticket so won't count, but it's useful for checking van load hasn't drifed annually as you buy "items" from the motorhome shows etc.

 

[Rapido925M]

Agree with MOT suggestion too, we also did get reweighed last year on the MOT. Worth noting this is not an official weight ticket so won't count, but it's useful for checking van load hasn't drifed annually as you buy "items" from the motorhome shows etc.

"Won't count" for what? I can pay to be weighed on the world's most accurate, hi-tec scales producing a detailed ticket complete with hologram and signature of the King but if I'm stopped 2 minutes later by the authorities all they will "count" is what their scales say.

 

[POH]

No. I want to, but not found a convenient one around here (Stockport).

Colliers in trafford park I know it's not local but a alternative, have used them a few times.

 

[CAB96]

Colliers in trafford park I know it's not local but a alternative, have used them a few times.

Thanks, just up the road from work so I know where it is

 

[The Artilleryman]

"Won't count" for what? I can pay to be weighed on the world's most accurate, hi-tec scales producing a detailed ticket complete with hologram and signature of the King but if I'm stopped 2 minutes later by the authorities all they will "count" is what their scales say.

But your defence is that you have a valid weigh bridge ticket - and you are loaded the same or less than when ticket issued - therefore you have taken all possible precautions to be within your plated weight.

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[L' Hobo]

But your defence is that you have a valid weigh bridge ticket - and you are loaded the same or less than when ticket issued - therefore you have taken all possible precautions to be within your plated weight.

but if your overweight on their scales, how are you going to prove that you are loaded the same as before?

 

[stewartwebr]

When I leave the storage I often pop on to have a health check at the weigh bridge.

 

[Northernraider]

Every time I get an MOT test: it’s required to check brake efficiency! The tester writes it down for me and it’s been consistent for many years.

If you're going by the brake roller weights on your mot they are no way a true indication of your axle weights.

The only way to weigh it properly is on a weighbridge

 

[Northernraider]

Out of all the motorhomes I've owned I've only weighed 4 of them and only once each.. that was enough.

All were under but with various allowances.

I know never to buy a motorhome plated at 3500kg so I rarely have to worry.
My current one was the heaviest it will ever be in my ownership when it was weighed and I still had a few hundred kg to spare on my payload so no need to weigh it again.

 

[Rapido925M]

If you're going by the brake roller weights on your mot they are no way a true indication of your axle weights.

The only way to weigh it properly is on a weighbridge

Can you please explain?

FWIW I have weighed it on a weighbridge and the results were pretty similar. AND the only time that I am going to be in trouble is when I’m stopped by the authorities: I will deal with that when it happens

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[Manic]

If you weight the van and they charge per axle , you only need 1 axle weight and total weight , as long as the weighbridge is reasonable level.

 

[The Artilleryman]

but if your overweight on their scales, how are you going to prove that you are loaded the same as before?

You are showing you have taken reasonable steps to ensure that you are under your plated weight, rather than blatantly disregarding your plated weight. Yes, you are overweight, but it was inadvertently, not deliberately.

 

[starquake]

You are showing you have taken reasonable steps to ensure that you are under your plated weight, rather than blatantly disregarding your plated weight. Yes, you are overweight, but it was inadvertently, not deliberately.

Indeed, and intent matters in a court, hence you are usually treated more leniently.

If you simply have no legit weigh bridge ticket and are relying on the MOT station only and are found to be overweight you may find the authorities are less .. friendly.

However, the mot is a nice cheap way to find out if you need to move some stuff around prior to the actual ticket being obtained. We usually get a ticket once a year at start of season in reality whenever we drive past a public weighbridge. Luckily there is one for us en-route to a site we visit every year.

 

[Stoosal]

The only weight that is relevant is the one when you get weighed. A previous ticket from another date isn’t relevant. It may be relevant to the like of a bulk goods vehicle during the same journey but not for a motorhome when it was issued days or weeks before.