Van weight (1 Viewer)

[ShiftZZ]

Getting a van next month, it appears to be plated to 4200kg, but, I'm confused with the plate..

Im assuming that 1 is the front axle and 2 is the rear axle.. so 2.100 plus 2.400 is 4.500 not 4.200..

What am I missing?
I have no idea what the 5.850 is?

Thoughts

 

[Manic]

Yes 1 is front axle and 2 is back axle, 5850 is the train weight, total if towing a trailer.
if you max out on back axle you have 1800 for the front .

 

[Lenny HB]

That's normal sum of the axles is nearly always more than the total gross.
5850 is the gross train weight, van + trailer.

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[ShiftZZ]

So its still 4200 not the combined 4500!

 

[cbrookson]

There is a nice description with pictures here from Caravanguard (link to their site).

Lots of others, but I found the picture helped me.
Cheers

 

[DavidG58]

We had that on ours but a ton heavier, got ours up plated to 5500kg, but we had added rear air suspension

I don’t know why the manufacturers don’t use the sum of the two , other than it would take some clever packing to get exact weight and still have both axles right

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[Lenny HB]

So its still 4200 not the combined 4500!

Yep, unless you uprate it.

 

[peterc10]

The total of the axle weights will usually be more than the MAM, to allow for some flexibility in loading things. The 5850kg is the maximum train weight, i.e. maximum weight of motorhome and trailer if towing.

 

[Minxy]

What ya getting chuck?

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[peterc10]

What ya getting chuck?

Dave has already posted pictures elsewhere of his new Carthago

You will be thrown out of the NMC

 

[Minxy]

Dave has already posted pictures elsewhere of his new Carthago

You will be thrown out of the NMC

Well as I don't read all the threads unless it was obviously about a new MH I likely wouldn't have seen it - can you point me to it please.

 

[peterc10]

Well as I don't read all the threads unless it was obviously about a new MH I likely wouldn't have seen it - can you point me to it please.

Fiat Ducatto 3 litre. belt or chain

Bought a 'new' an the engine is a 3 litre and according to the salesperson (gender neutral) is a 3 litre chain , is he right? Did Fiat do a chain driven engine?

www.motorhomefun.co.uk

Are you going to sponsor my application to join the NMC Mel

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[Minxy]

Fiat Ducatto 3 litre. belt or chain

Bought a 'new' an the engine is a 3 litre and according to the salesperson (gender neutral) is a 3 litre chain , is he right? Did Fiat do a chain driven engine?

www.motorhomefun.co.uk

Oh well, that's a really, REALLY, obvious thread title about Shiftzz's new MH isn't it As I don't have a 3 litre Fiat I didn't bother reading it and my crystal ball is foggy as I am at present .

Are you going to sponsor my application to join the NMC Mel

Only if you agree to wear a dress!

 

[peterc10]

Only if you agree to wear a dress!

That's sexist.

Will once a week on Friday night count???