Delica - the next challenge - help please me re weight issues

Byronic said:
That rare occasion, when it would be a blessing in disguise to discover that a m/home had a waterlogged body.

And after a drying out finding that it actually weighs in at 1.5 tonnes.
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You're not suggesting i drive it into Chew Valley Lake for a swim are you ?? lol !!!
 
delicagirl said:
You're not suggesting i drive it into Chew Valley Lake for a swim are you ?? lol !!!
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No! Don't do that. Much better to hope it's already waterlogged, not add to it!

Seriously have you considered contacting Mr. Sharkey of Japanese 50 Shades of Grey Imports, and see what he has to say. He probably has a Freephone 0800 number for complaints......if not he probably needs one!
If within reasonable distance why not drive past see if he has any more similar vans available. Could be a lot of fun to be had (if nothing else) if you ask a few pertinent questions and can remain incognito.
 
Byronic said:
No! Don't do that. Much better to hope it's already waterlogged, not add to it!

Seriously have you considered contacting Mr. Sharkey of Japanese 50 Shades of Grey Imports, and see what he has to say. He probably has a Freephone 0800 number for complaints......if not he probably needs one!
If within reasonable distance why not drive past see if he has any more similar vans available. Could be a lot of fun to be had (if nothing else) if you ask a few pertinent questions and can remain incognito.
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i would not trust a single word that came out of his mouth - you cant drive past - his site is in a locked yard - and you now need an appointment to come and see him or look at his vans.


The Delica Detectives will have to mosey along without his input I'm afraid. :raofl:
 
Nowt to lose just asking if he has any Mitsubishi L300 3.5 tonne Delicas there, or on the way. He might say no such thing as a 3.5 tonne L300, so go away or similar words!
 
Converters have been doing the same thing for years, I remember in about 1979 telling a friend of my dads not to get a Auto Trail MH on the 207D version of the Mercedes T1 vans, which only had a 2800GVW.
He didn't listen to a kid, lol.
 
Thank you david and mark - i am removing everything from the van slowly but surely - due to other commitments its gonna be wednesday before I can finish this .. but already i am realising just how heavy "stuff" is - and how much Stuff is still left in the van...... mind you looking on the bright side i have found "stuff"! i thought i had lost !!!!!
 
delicagirl said:
Thank you david and mark - i am removing everything from the van slowly but surely - due to other commitments its gonna be wednesday before I can finish this .. but already i am realising just how heavy "stuff" is - and how much Stuff is still left in the van...... mind you looking on the bright side i have found "stuff"! i thought i had lost !!!!!
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Ah, the old "here's a cupboard lets put something in it" syndrome, fingers crossed this will go someway to sorting the problem. Once you have done this I guess you will be getting the axles weighed, from there you can see where to go next. If it looks like you will get a useful payload, you are probably best loading what you think is needed for your travels including tanks with as much in as you need to see what this comes to, and to establish a tyre pressure.
I'm sure one way or another your saggy rear end will be sorted. :)
 
colinmd said:
Ah, the old "here's a cupboard lets put something in it" syndrome, fingers crossed this will go someway to sorting the problem. Once you have done this I guess you will be getting the axles weighed, from there you can see where to go next. If it looks like you will get a useful payload, you are probably best loading what you think is needed for your travels including tanks with as much in as you need to see what this comes to, and to establish a tyre pressure.
I'm sure one way or another your saggy rear end will be sorted. :)
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I take great offence to that Collette does Pilates and put those of us to shame that tried it at the Rutland meet 2015, so her rear end is anything but saggy, peach in a sack comes to mind ��
 
andyjanet said:
I take great offence to that Collette does Pilates and put those of us to shame that tried it at the Rutland meet 2015, so her rear end is anything but saggy, peach in a sack comes to mind ��
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Tell me again ? how pert ....when we say peach in a sack , sack of what ? It doesnt matter mind running riot for a second ...deep breathes I am in control honest

Channa
 
andyjanet said:
I take great offence to that Collette does Pilates and put those of us to shame that tried it at the Rutland meet 2015, so her rear end is anything but saggy, peach in a sack comes to mind ��
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with or without central nut Andy ? lol !!!
 
I have had a fantastic idea,when bringing tin food try weightwatchers soup as it will be lighter.:raofl::raofl::raofl:
 
my delica-van-emptying continues - its quite scary how much stuff is in there....

several folks gave me useful "bits n bobs" and in they went .. I never used the clothes horse - why did I think I might? The packing up process in May went something like : - "i'll be away for a while I might need that" .... and in it goes - and "maybe I wont have enough to occupy myself" - so books, embroidery, drawing stuff, music, puzzle books, playing cards and instruments all went in, as well as enough shampoo/conditioner as would supply the Treorchy Male Voice Choir, and sufficient cleaning cloths to make a child's wardrobe, along with a quantity of small water bottles containing enough CO2 to feed my garden plants for a month, and on it goes... so to have told you that my van WAS empty when I took it to the weigh-bridge was a bit of an exaggeration

oh and the table, chair, drawing boards (why one person needs 2 drawing boards is beyond me), tent pegs (Why???) windscreen screens, rope (who exactly is going to tow/be towed on a 10 foot rope?), hosepipe (but no tap-connector - useful huh?)

3 saucepans - when I only have 2 rings??? a heavy large chopping board, cutlery for 6 - hell yeaaaa lets have a Meet in my van - I can do the catering as I lost count of the number of plates, real and paper...

I'm gonna get mad with myself if I keep this up....
 
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colinmd said:
Ah, the old "here's a cupboard lets put something in it" syndrome, fingers crossed this will go someway to sorting the problem. Once you have done this I guess you will be getting the axles weighed, from there you can see where to go next. If it looks like you will get a useful payload, you are probably best loading what you think is needed for your travels including tanks with as much in as you need to see what this comes to, and to establish a tyre pressure.
I'm sure one way or another your saggy rear end will be sorted. :)
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IF we are talking about my van's rear end (I am Terribly Fussy who gets to see t'other saggy rear end :giggle:) I have always thought my van look weird.... I know I know.. so am I..... but .... the measurement from the top of the wheel arch to the ground on the front wheel is 33" whilst the back measurement is 21" - so of course it looks as if it has a saggy bum ... its is lob sided....
 
delicagirl said:
IF we are talking about my van's rear end (I am Terribly Fussy who gets to see t'other saggy rear end :giggle:) I have always thought my van look weird.... I know I know.. so am I..... but .... the measurement from the top of the wheel arch to the ground on the front wheel is 33" whilst the back measurement is 21" - so of course it looks as if it has a saggy bum ... its is lob sided....
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And theres me thinking i required short inside leg trousers when in fact its just a saggy bum i have.:scared::lol-053:
 
a better guide to saginess of the van's rearend would be the levelness of what should be horizontal lines, top and bottom of side windows, maybe the roof line , and probably the most telling and most important the floor in the living area.


if you havnt got a spirit level , a large bowl nearly full to the brim of water will give a good guide if stood on the floor when parked on a level bit of ground. the surface of the water in the bowl is allways horizontal

summit longer like a baby bath is even better
 
ricc said:
a better guide to saginess of the van's rearend would be the levelness of what should be horizontal lines, top and bottom of side windows, maybe the roof line , and probably the most telling and most important the floor in the living area.


if you havnt got a spirit level , a large bowl nearly full to the brim of water will give a good guide if stood on the floor when parked on a level bit of ground. the surface of the water in the bowl is allways horizontal

summit longer like a baby bath is even better
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You forgot to add: You will need to point your des res in both directions, it doesn't matter if you do a 3 point turn or go round a roundabout, the important thing is, do not remove the bath of water at any time.




:goodluck:
 
ricc said:
a better guide to saginess of the van's rearend would be the levelness of what should be horizontal lines, top and bottom of side windows, maybe the roof line , and probably the most telling and most important the floor in the living area.


if you havnt got a spirit level , a large bowl nearly full to the brim of water will give a good guide if stood on the floor when parked on a level bit of ground. the surface of the water in the bowl is allways horizontal

summit longer like a baby bath is even better
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Ric - Moi ? level ?? i slept at some insane angles when i was away - mainly because it took me weeks to teach myself how to use the ramps - i did eventually learn how to use them , but by that time a bed with a few degrees of angularity were "nae bother"


if it was lashing down, and it frequently did, i often used the "pencil test" - i put a round pencil on my table and if it rolled - i wasn't level - if it didn't move i was level - cunning huh? it meant i didn't have to go out into the rain .......

Where i would find room to store a baby bath is a challenge i would rather not face right now, as the "weight challenge" (both the vans and my own) are more than enough at one time..... :wacko:
 
izwozral said:
You forgot to add: You will need to point your des res in both directions, it doesn't matter if you do a 3 point turn or go round a roundabout, the important thing is, do not remove the bath of water at any time.




:goodluck:
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You's is just bein silly now..... :dance:
 
Improvised level

ricc said:
a better guide to saginess of the van's rearend would be the levelness of what should be horizontal lines, top and bottom of side windows, maybe the roof line , and probably the most telling and most important the floor in the living area.


if you havnt got a spirit level , a large bowl nearly full to the brim of water will give a good guide if stood on the floor when parked on a level bit of ground. the surface of the water in the bowl is allways horizontal

summit longer like a baby bath is even better
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I have on occasion utilised a 2 litre plastic bottle almost full of water; the bottle being taped to the edge of a straight plank.
Not the most precise instrument, but adequate.

Regards,
Martlet.
 
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