60kg PAYLOAD

Not only the total weight but the individual axle weights need to be considered. Especially with a long overhang it is very easy to exceed rear axle weight.
Anyone passing J10 near Stirling on the M9 can quickly pull off and check their weights at the VOSA weighbridge there. It is rarely in use by them.
 
2cv said:
Not only the total weight but the individual axle weights need to be considered. Especially with a long overhang it is very easy to exceed rear axle weight.
Anyone passing J10 near Stirling on the M9 can quickly pull off and check their weights at the VOSA weighbridge there. It is rarely in use by them.
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I use it every time we are up there :dance:

The last time we was in there they had a articulated Fairground Wagon which also had a Catering Trailer hooked up to the back of it as well.

It was a battered old Foden unit and the trailer looked like part of the Waltzer ride and a huge twin axle Catering Trailer hitched as well.

They impounded it.
 
Robmac said:
Must admit Graham, I didn't look very hard for it. But yes, that's the one.
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I dropped enough hints to the wife and both kids that they could club together and buy me one for christmas but it didn`t work :sad:
 
Re which to leave behind, wife or dog, saw this recently to see which one loves you most................

Put both in car boot, drive around for a few hours...........open boot, now see which one is wagging its tail and SO pleased to see you!!!:hammer:
 
Robmac said:
I have one of these;

Caravan weight control | Chassis | Car & caravan accessories - Obelink.co.uk

Mine is actually the next model up, but I can't find it online now. I have used it immediately after using a weighbridge and the results were only a few KG different, so they seem to be a good indicator.

If ever I am worried about being overweight, I use it. I do however, use it differently to how most others do. The difference being that I put a slat of wood the same thickness as the machine under the 3 other wheels when I weigh the van. This then allows for the displacement of fuel, water etc. as the van is very slightly tilted on the machine. As well as the general weight shift of a vehicle being at an anlge, however slight.

I also try to use it on my workshop floor whenever possible as I know that is dead level.
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Now that's what I call a proper gadget. Must get one!
 
Incredible

But you got your money back OK (apart from Expenses)

Best of luck finding something else !
 
Something else to remember, If your 3500kg gvw motorhome weighs over 3050kg you are subject to the lower van speed limits too, 50mph on single road, 60mph on a dual carriageway, 70mph only on motorways
 
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I think that this must be a fairly common thing - although 60Kg is a little excessive!
I was tyre kicking in a showroom a few weeks back and saw quite a large 6 berth M/h plated at 3500kg and the thought crossed my mind that with 5 passengers on board there couldnt be much payload left.

My Nuevo is plated at 3300kg and is, I feel, a little marginal on payload why AS took a 3500kg van and converted it and then plated it at 3300 I dont know if I was sure I was keeping it I would be wanting to take it back to 3500
 
During a recent visit to S V Tech, in Leyland, Lancashire, I was told that the VOSA had recently purchased a large number of portable weight pads, that can weigh moving vehicles.

I am not one to scaremonger but if they have invested in a large number of these, I would expect they intend to be out an about using them in the near future.

In these times of austerity, government cuts, all agencies are being encouraged to generate income for the treasury. So, if, as previously stated, a large number of fellow MH's are indeed over weight, I would expect VOSA to see rich pickings to be had.

On a summer visit to AutoGas 2000, i was advised to get my MH weighed, great advice, I was 40kg over. It cost £10 btw at a local scrap yard (front axle weight, rear axle weight and obviously combined)

I then took it to see S V Tech, where i was able to 'Up Plate' from 3,400kg to 3,650kg for a fixed fee of some £280. It is now a PHGV and saves me £70 ish, a year on road tax.


So, in time it will have paid to 'Re-Plate' but more importantly it gives me 250kg more to keep me well within the law.

Worth just adding:

Chris at AutoGas2000 and Gareth at S V Tech excellent customer service and great respective knowledge
 
I wonder what the outcome would be if you had a vosa check done and you were found to be say 40 50 kilos overweight is it a fine and points or more severe. Just saying because some of these weight restrictions are load of tosh these motorhomes are basically commercial vehicles and could carry a lot more than the given weights. I ran an old Nissan cabstar pickup back in the eighties it was rated to carry 1 ton in U.K. But same pickup same suspension was rated to carry up to 3 ton depending on what country you were in. Just saying vans could carry a lot more safely but think it's government red tape and regs.
 
Ed on Toast said:
During a recent visit to S V Tech, in Leyland, Lancashire, I was told that the VOSA had recently purchased a large number of portable weight pads, that can weigh moving vehicles.

I am not one to scaremonger but if they have invested in a large number of these, I would expect they intend to be out an about using them in the near future.

In these times of austerity, government cuts, all agencies are being encouraged to generate income for the treasury. So, if, as previously stated, a large number of fellow MH's are indeed over weight, I would expect VOSA to see rich pickings to be had.

On a summer visit to AutoGas 2000, i was advised to get my MH weighed, great advice, I was 40kg over. It cost £10 btw at a local scrap yard (front axle weight, rear axle weight and obviously combined)

I then took it to see S V Tech, where i was able to 'Up Plate' from 3,400kg to 3,650kg for a fixed fee of some £280. It is now a PHGV and saves me £70 ish, a year on road tax.


So, in time it will have paid to 'Re-Plate' but more importantly it gives me 250kg more to keep me well within the law.

Worth just adding:

Chris at AutoGas2000 and Gareth at S V Tech excellent customer service and great respective knowledge
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SV Tech will only up-plate your van if it is safe to do so. They will not cooperate with you on a "paper-work exercise." They told me that not every vehicle can be upweighted - if your axle is simply not designed to carry the weight you want it to be - SV will not upgrade it.
 
***** said:
You will find, it is much easier to update a vehicle on the Maxi Chassis or with 16 inch wheels.
Tyre load index also plays a part, even rear axle air ride helps a little, it gave us an extra 100kg on the rear axle.
There are many permutations!
When I uprated our Hymer Tramp from 3500kg to 4100kg, SV Tech needed proof of the tyre size, also proof that the AiRide was fitted.
They are a professional company![/QUOTE]


I`ll second that :wave:

I only live 10 minutes away from them so i took my motorhome to them and let little Steve crawl all over and under it getting the info he needed.

I already had the 114/116 tyres and i also got the extra 100kg for having air on the rear so it went up to 4100kg.

That way there is no misundertandings or mistakes.

10 minutes later after having a brew a new VIN sticker had been made which he attatched to the driverside wheel arch and the embossed certificate showing the new details.

Sent a copy of the certificate and the altered V5 off to Swansea and 2 weeks later it came back duly updated :dance:
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delicagirl said:
SV Tech will only up-plate your van if it is safe to do so. They will not cooperate with you on a "paper-work exercise." They told me that not every vehicle can be upweighted - if your axle is simply not designed to carry the weight you want it to be - SV will not upgrade it.
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S V TECH are extremely knowledgeable and only apply the law. I hope my previous post did not intimate anything else.

Very professional and highly recommended.
 
Ed on Toast said:
S V TECH are extremely knowledgeable and only apply the law. I hope my previous post did not intimate anything else.

Very professional and highly recommended.
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Yes,I'll second that.They are professional and have a good reputation.

They are also commercially perceptive.Having a stand at the main motorhome shows just inside the main entrance and then offering a free weigh check for motorhomers as they arrive must generate a lot of business for them.
 
Ed on Toast said:
S V TECH are extremely knowledgeable and only apply the law. I hope my previous post did not intimate anything else.

Very professional and highly recommended.
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Not at all.... i think SVTech are brilliant. My dog of a van had no weight plate and no weight figures on the log book - and between SVTech and I and correspondence with Mitsuibishi HQ in Japan we finally got the correct load figure and i am now plated and know what i can carry.
 
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Surely the issue here is not how do I make what I have bought fit for purpose.

Assuming Mickeys' van is not a one off, where did the advertised payload of 400kg come from?
Do they build one just for the scales so they can say 400kg?
Or do they just grab a figure from thin air.

Maybe it is just Chausson.... sorry that should have been CHAUSSON make motorhomes not fit for purpose.
 
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