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

looks like the same one wints found

refers to 1982 spec so probably not eally relevant.... least hope so cos its 2 tonne max on there.
 
Thank you everyone for all the massive time and effort you have all been putting in to solve this conundrum. i have now had a response fro Mitsubishi HQ in Japan (oh that uk businesses could turn round an email enquiry in less than 12 hours and with a 9 hour time difference !! i digress) They have sent me the axle weights.

i will be discussing this with SV Tech this afternoon and will then come back to inform you all of what my options are .....
 
I suspect Mitsubishi Uk are unable to provide a CoC on the basis the Delicia was never a UK official import. unlike your Honda and motorcycle which were imported to the uK. Part of a CoC is that the vehicle complies with member states rules and regulations ( one of the reasons the Renault Twingo was never imported).

Perhaps we are looking at this the wrong way talking to importers, but perhaps better looking at exporters in Japan may be more fruitful ?

Channa
 
Hi - Sorry - its been a while. Eventually i was able to contact the Japanese HQ of Mitsubish, (who took 2 hours to reply i spite of a 9 hours time difference!!) and they gave me my 2 separate axle weights - and so i have a payload to work to now. I emptied the van completely of all water, all my stuff etc filled it with diesel and went to the weigh bridge again ... and so i now know how much stuff/water/food/books/clothes/music i can put in there and am currently weighing what came out, to see where savings can be made, and what stuff can go back in.

I can really recommend this to everyone if you are concerned.... it might be tedious, but it actually made me assess my priorities as to what i needed. Until i finish the weighing and the spreadsheet i wont know what i can take and what i will leave behind. But it is looking far less problematic than i first thought.

I am also having it plated by SVTECH.

If anyone has any weight saving ideas which will help others then maybe s/he could start a new thread and everyone can benefit, including those who have not seen this thread. For example a WCer suggested that i substitute smaller lightweight saucepans and indeed this made a difference. I also cut down my cutlery, crockery and the amount of shampoo i used to carry !!

So my Delica Detectives, thank you for all your help and suggestions - they were all useful and taught me a lot about things i'd previously known nothing about.

I think our Motto should be YOU CAN RELY ON A WC. .... maybe not - back to the drawing board !!!
 
delicagirl said:
Hi - Sorry - its been a while. Eventually i was able to contact the Japanese HQ of Mitsubish, (who took 2 hours to reply i spite of a 9 hours time difference!!) and they gave me my 2 separate axle weights - and so i have a payload to work to now. I emptied the van completely of all water, all my stuff etc filled it with diesel and went to the weigh bridge again ... and so i now know how much stuff/water/food/books/clothes/music i can put in there and am currently weighing what came out, to see where savings can be made, and what stuff can go back in.

I can really recommend this to everyone if you are concerned.... it might be tedious, but it actually made me assess my priorities as to what i needed. Until i finish the weighing and the spreadsheet i wont know what i can take and what i will leave behind. But it is looking far less problematic than i first thought.

I am also having it plated by SVTECH.

If anyone has any weight saving ideas which will help others then maybe s/he could start a new thread and everyone can benefit, including those who have not seen this thread. For example a WCer suggested that i substitute smaller lightweight saucepans and indeed this made a difference. I also cut down my cutlery, crockery and the amount of shampoo i used to carry !!

So my Delica Detectives, thank you for all your help and suggestions - they were all useful and taught me a lot about things i'd previously known nothing about.

I think our Motto should be YOU CAN RELY ON A WC. .... maybe not - back to the drawing board !!!
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A wc is gonna put yer weight back up����
 
So what where the figures given and what are your actuals?
I maybe should explain that 'weight and balance' is part of my work (aircraft not vehicles) so I have an interest in these things.
 
colinmd said:
So what where the figures given and what are your actuals?
I maybe should explain that 'weight and balance' is part of my work (aircraft not vehicles) so I have an interest in these things.
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When i have finished the "stuff-weighing" i will come back and give you the readings colin - but that may not be till next week as this week is crazy and i am going away in a very safe van for the weekend !!
 
i am going away with minimal stuff for a short weekend break - so i wont be filling the van/weighing all my stuff as if i were off on one of my long trips - i will finish doing that next week. does that makes sense David
 
Crikey Collette 36 pages of people trying to help, It would be interesting to know what Mitsibushi have said, lots of conjecture on the weights my point, so from the horses mouth to coin a phrase be interesting to know.

Channa
 
colinmd said:
So what where the figures given and what are your actuals?
I maybe should explain that 'weight and balance' is part of my work (aircraft not vehicles) so I have an interest in these things.
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We shall have no AUTOW'S around here thank you :tongue:however could be useful for the vr speed :wacko:

channa
 
I know Channa - a 35 page thread - its been so moving to have had such a lot of help, as i said before, it has been a roller coaster of a journey, and at one point i was considering selling the van, but thank goodness the forum's support helped me arrive at proper data to make decisions on.

I want to finish this thread on a positive note, and so wont publish the figures till everything is weighed and the spreadsheet is complete and checked by my chum who is Head of sums !! Then, if anyone on here wants the spreadsheet for their own use i will be more than happy to send it out for their use, although such things are available on the internet.

I am as keen as everyoe else to know the result... i will let you know as soon as i have completed the weighing.
 
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channa said:
We shall have no AUTOW'S around here thank you :tongue:however could be useful for the vr speed :wacko:

channa
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you've just reminded me, if you fly trilanders a chap runs out and puts a treasle under the rear fuselage because if the passengers get out before the hold is emptied it tips over backwards. :plane:
http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/ito-nori/prop/jpeg/bnt12.jpg
Or maybe Colette's van needs a wheelie bar. :lol-061:
http://www.onallcylinders.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/07/Wheelie-8-1600x1071.jpg
 
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colinmd said:
you've just reminded me, if you fly trilanders a chap runs out and puts a treasle under the rear fuselage because if the passengers get out before the hold is emptied it tips over backwards. :plane:
http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/ito-nori/prop/jpeg/bnt12.jpg
Or maybe Colette's van needs a wheelie bar. :lol-061:
http://www.onallcylinders.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/07/Wheelie-8-1600x1071.jpg
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I bet the trilander provides an interesting taking off and landing experience for the passengers ..its certainly not your run-of-the-mill tail-dragger is it ? haha :plane::plane::plane::plane::plane:

slimline pilot at filton.jpg
 
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colinmd said:
you've just reminded me, if you fly trilanders a chap runs out and puts a treasle under the rear fuselage because if the passengers get out before the hold is emptied it tips over backwards. :plane:
http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/ito-nori/prop/jpeg/bnt12.jpg
Or maybe Colette's van needs a wheelie bar. :lol-061:
http://www.onallcylinders.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/07/Wheelie-8-1600x1071.jpg
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nay problems fly into Leeds a golf course at the side sure they wont miss a trolley for 10 minutes.

Years ago piloted a Cessna into Leeds (under supervision they're not that daft) It was like a Robin Reliant but with wings lol ...LBA is 622ft ASL , I remember the figures like yesterday hdg 323 for rway 32 110.9 frequency ...not that it mattered we had visual..However stabilisers 70 ft each side would have been useful..talk about getting blown about... Flown in and out ofLBA with the big boys as a pax. Talk about slam it down !! positive landing my backside ...give me Doncaster anyday almost two miles of runway to aim at lol.

Channa
 
Sounds like a result :)

delicagirl said:
.... If anyone has any weight saving ideas which will help others then maybe s/he could start a new thread and everyone can benefit, including those who have not seen this thread. For example a WCer suggested that i substitute smaller lightweight saucepans and indeed this made a difference. I also cut down my cutlery, crockery and the amount of shampoo i used to carry !!
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Weight saving tips?
Plastic weights nothing compared to glass, so if you are using glass storage bottles for anything, maybe decant to plastic?
Like you have found, carry less - instead of carrying the large original chemical toilet containers, I have decanted some into Frijii Milkshake bottles. Saves just a kg or so in weight, but also save room, which for a campervan of my size is more useful, and in yours would make a difference as well.

Well, books and magazines are heavy, and even though nicer to use then electronic devices, sometimes needs must, so consider switching to a Kindle or another e-Reader.
Also something I have recently started using and am very impressed with is "Readly". For a monthly sub of £7.99, you have unlimited access to a load of magazines and can download then and read them at any time, so when at place with free wifi, can get the latest issues of Practical Caravan and Practical Motorhome, for example, and read later. Think you said you do sewing and crafting type stuff? Lots of those available, plus the usual "womens interests" of Woman, Womans Own, etc.
You can share the subscription with family and friends as well - £7.99 gives you 5 devices to use and different profiles.
I know I sounding like an advert, but if you like to read magazines and are on the road, it is BRILLIANT!
Click here to see more - if you use that specific link, you get a free month to try it as well, and I also get an extra free month for recommending it.

Looking forward to the weight updates :)
 
wildebus said:
Sounds like a result :)



Weight saving tips?
Plastic weights nothing compared to glass, so if you are using glass storage bottles for anything, maybe decant to plastic?
Like you have found, carry less - instead of carrying the large original chemical toilet containers, I have decanted some into Frijii Milkshake bottles. Saves just a kg or so in weight, but also save room, which for a campervan of my size is more useful, and in yours would make a difference as well.

Well, books and magazines are heavy, and even though nicer to use then electronic devices, sometimes needs must, so consider switching to a Kindle or another e-Reader.
Also something I have recently started using and am very impressed with is "Readly". For a monthly sub of £7.99, you have unlimited access to a load of magazines and can download then and read them at any time, so when at place with free wifi, can get the latest issues of Practical Caravan and Practical Motorhome, for example, and read later. Think you said you do sewing and crafting type stuff? Lots of those available, plus the usual "womens interests" of Woman, Womans Own, etc.
You can share the subscription with family and friends as well - £7.99 gives you 5 devices to use and different profiles.
I know I sounding like an advert, but if you like to read magazines and are on the road, it is BRILLIANT!
Click here to see more - if you use that specific link, you get a free month to try it as well, and I also get an extra free month for recommending it.

Looking forward to the weight updates :)
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Some great ideas there - i went looking for melamine plates yesterday but refuse to eat off 3" Spiderman kids plates !!! i will try a different shop today.

Books - i usually take novels i have finished with back to a charity shop, where ever i am, and buy another one there (*but it usually ends up with "drop off 1 buy another 6!!" i need to give myself a stiff talking to.) So kindle ought to be a possibility - but you guys know me and technology. My uni books i do need in paper as i write all over them.

i have already decanted half my chemical toilet liquid.

Keep 'em coming please ....
 
delicagirl said:
Some great ideas there - i went looking for melamine plates yesterday but refuse to eat off 3" Spiderman kids plates !!! i will try a different shop today.

Books - i usually take novels i have finished with back to a charity shop, where ever i am, and buy another one there (*but it usually ends up with "drop off 1 buy another 6!!" i need to give myself a stiff talking to.) So kindle ought to be a possibility - but you guys know me and technology. My uni books i do need in paper as i write all over them.

i have already decanted half my chemical toilet liquid.

Keep 'em coming please ....
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ASDA paper plates,turf after use.
 
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