Thread: Who is aware the truck 100KPH limit applies to GCM 4.5Tonne?

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

For those who tow car floats and large caravans behind their 4WD how many people are aware the truck speed limit of 100KPH applies to them?

I can't count the number of times I've been overtaken by various 4WD with large tri-axle caravans or car floats with a load.

In NSW the rules specify: "The default speed limit on a road (where no lower speed limit is applicable) for a vehicle with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) or gross combination mass (GCM) over 4.5 tonnes, is 100 km/h – Rule 25(2) of the Australian Road Rules 2008"

An empty D4 at 2.7 tonne and a 2 tonne caravan or car float puts you well over the 4.5 tonne GCM.

my defer and camper trailer must come close to 4.5........i guess you need to speed up a litle and no hold the traffic up.......maybe this needs to be merged with the grey nomads thread

just checked, i'm only around 4T....

I'm over with a the loaded horse float. Combined weight of our horse float plus horses just pushes the limit

Originally Posted by weeds

my defer and camper trailer must come close to 4.5........i guess you need to speed up a litle and no hold the traffic up.......maybe this needs to be merged with the grey nomads thread

You beat me to it. Dam !!

Originally Posted by dobbo

I'm over with a the loaded horse float. Combined weight of our horse float plus horses just pushes the limit

Not that you'd want to travel over about 80KPH with a couple of neddies in the float! Too cruel on their legs.

I think we would be getting close to 6.5 ton. 3.2 ton of van on a loaded 130.
Dave

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Not that you'd want to travel over about 80KPH with a couple of neddies in the float! Too cruel on their legs.

Now I know where Dobbo gets his extra horsepower from.

Given my 130 has a GCM of 7.5T regardless of whether I have a trailer on or not, that would mean it's 100 all the time?
And given heavy vehicle rules are federal it would apply Australia wide?

Now there's some revenue for someone

I wonder what the GCM of a Commodore is, do they still do the 2.2T tow pack?

Tony