How Heavy is Yours??

I don't get why vehicle manufacturers can get away with their specs V clear usage intentions and advertising.

Many moons ago we had a dept Patrol, it was stock except for a Nissan front bar and a cargo barrier, if you put two adults, five kids and filled both tanks it would have been over GVM.

My 130 claims a kerb weight = tare plus full fuel and 75kg driver of 2086kg, Vicroads say it's 1960kg.
I've weighed it at 2200ish with a steel bar, axillary battery, second fuel tank and heavier tyres, unknown fuel and no driver.

It's GVM is 3500kg, 2200kg rear axle, 1580 front, 4000kg towing and 7000kg GCM.

So it can be done with a light vehicle.

I've been somewhere near the front axle limit, nowhere near any of the others, packed for several weeks of desert travel with 4 people.

Tony

It’s the rear axel weight that is the killer when loaded up with the van hitched and how much weight is pulled off the front axel and put onto the rear is a eye opener
individual weighs of car, van , hooked up and unhitched plus each axel and ball weight is the only way to now what’s going on and how to get it right

Some interesting 'Weights' here. Especially their blog: Ranger v Everest. He says what's beening said on this Forum. 'How cam manufacturers get away with claiming 3500kg towing'?

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?...weight%20check

My D4 is about 3100kg with me, main tank of fuel and a few bits and pieces in it.
Thats with full underbody armour, sliders, bar, winch, aux tank, fridge, roof rack and RWC.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

My D4 is about 3100kg with me, main tank of fuel and a few bits and pieces in it.
Thats with full underbody armour, sliders, bar, winch, aux tank, fridge, roof rack and RWC.

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So your rear axle weight would be over full of fuel and a 6x4 trailer and overGVM with 4 adults in the car and no trailer

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Originally Posted by discomatt69

So your rear axle weight would be over full of fuel and a 6x4 trailer and overGVM with 4 adults in the car and no trailer

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Never carry 4 people [biggrin]

Full Fuel - Borderline

Van on the back - Nope

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Never carry 4 people [biggrin]

Full Fuel - Borderline

Van on the back - Nope

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I don’t car 4 people either, mines been a 2 seater for a little while to remove a heap of weight