Gross vehicle weight exceeds gross train weight?

[Stoosal]

Looking at merc sprinter vans and some models have a gross vehicle weight which exceeds gross train weight.....bit confused by this....what could they tow?.....or am I misreading this?

Eg

GVW 5500kg
GTW 3500kg

 

[Mikeco]

Misprint, labels made in China.

 

[Lenny HB]

Means it can't tow much probably down to stress on the chassis.

 

[mofurt]

You can only tow a trailer full of helium baloons?

 

[Spriddler]

You can only tow a trailer full of helium baloons?

Or budgies but you have to keep banging on the trailer side to stop them perching.

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[mitzimad]

my guess is thats the amount they can tow rather than gross train weight

 

[Stoosal]

I’m torn between a misprint and that’s what the actual towing weight is....

 

[Mikeco]

The figures are in the wrong columns, no way can a van tow 5 tonne

 

[pappajohn]

Means it can't tow much probably down to stress on the chassis.

Come on Lenny, I expected better from you
It's a misprint.
Usual train weight is 2000kg more than gross weight.
The two weights have been reversed.

 

[Jamesh]

In my opinion columns 2 and 4 are the wrong way around.

A sprinter 315 is a 3.5t sprinter with 150bhp.

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[pappajohn]

Gross train would never be shown like that.
It's always shown as the combined weight of the van and trailer.....never just the max permitted trailer weight..

 

[Phill D]

if you add the columns for kerb weight figure and the payload figure you get the gross vehicle weight. they are in the wrong columns . column 2 and 4 have been switched in error.

 

[gus-lopez]

yes as others have said columns 2 & 4 are wrong way round.

 

[Lenny HB]

Come on Lenny, I expected better from you
It's a misprint.
Usual train weight is 2000kg more than gross weight.
The two weights have been reversed.

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