Thread: Weighed today

Originally Posted by stray dingo

That was my first thought (hope) too :-) It was at the local scrap metal station who I've always used...

Yes but nobody tends to overestimate weight, we are all inclined to err on the light side.

I was thinking I had overestimated. In hindsight tho, I've now got it up to 490kg. Anyone please correct my thinking:

1st weigh included:
Front ARB bar and driving lights, 60kg
Traxide kit: 25kg
Snorkel: 10kg
roof bars: 10kg
AT tyres: 5kg extra each (didn't include 40 pounds of air though - maybe thats my problem )
full fuel tank from petrol station 200m away 80 litres: 75kg
= 205kg

2nd weigh included
aux tank: 30kg (as advised by opp lock)
rear carrier (Outback single): 25kg (as advised by opp lock)
drawers: 58kg (website)
fridge slide: 35kg (shipping weight on packaging)
cargo barrier: 10kg
air compressor: 7kg
tool box: 20kg ish
both tanks full 170 litres: 155kg
= 340kg
= 470kg total

and a bunch on lightweight stuff - radio, seat covers, melway, etc: lets say 20kg for sake of argument...

= 490kg
only 40kg short......

Some of the weights don't gel

I would be very surprised if a steel ARB Bar with lights is only 60kg, and I think the Aux tank at 30kg is way too light. More like 60kg. The Traxide includes a battery at 25kg ( doesn't it ) I think you have to go with a total weight from a weighbridge. Trying to add weights up just increases the margin for error.

My 2.7 D4 with OLbar, winch, long range tank, 6 x BFG KM2s, Rhino roof rack, recovery gear, some tools and 60 litre Engel came in at 3000kg. Fuel tanks full but no water. Methinks that with water, me and passenger plus clothes and a bit of grub
it will be right on the limit of 3240kg.

Originally Posted by discojools

My 2.7 D4 with OLbar, winch, long range tank, 6 x BFG KM2s, Rhino roof rack, recovery gear, some tools and 60 litre Engel came in at 3000kg. Fuel tanks full but no water. Methinks that with water, me and passenger plus clothes and a bit of grub
it will be right on the limit of 3240kg.

I think I may be close to the same, the Waeco may be a bit lighter being plastic, the missus is only 5.0' and 55kg, 65kg ball weight of the camper as I don't carry water.

Baz.

This is who they know how heavy (or wide or low or which rims) you can be before they can fine you.


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Can't see towball weight in there. Just bought new car non lr and rated to tow 1600kg but towball weight about 80kg. Quite misleading.

Originally Posted by pibby

Can't see towball weight in there. Just bought new car non lr and rated to tow 1600kg but towball weight about 80kg. Quite misleading.

what's misleading?

Originally Posted by TerryO

I will weigh the D4 tomorrow to see what it weighs and how far out they are.

and?

Stuck mine on the weighbridge today, 2820kg! The front / rear split was 1,360 / 1,460.
This is for a MY12 with alpine roof which apparently adds a bit. I also fuelled up before hand as the EU tare includes full fuel but minus me at 82kg. Take away the Optima, mounting and 6B&S cabling to the rear at 35kg, cargo barrier 20kg, factory long tracks and Rhino crossbars say 15kg, UHF and other minor bits in the car say 15kg more (I emptied out most of my stuff before going to the weighbridge), that gets me down to a tare of ~2,650kg compare to the handbook 2,583kg, just 69 over. Guess the extra glass could account for a fair chunk of that.
It all adds up pretty quickly. Add a couple more bodies, stick the boat on the back and I won't have any trouble getting to the GVM/GVW (3,240kg). On todays weighbridge weight that only gives me 420kg to play with. Take away ~200kg towball weight and I'm left with 220kg to load into the vehicle!
Interestingly the GCM / Gross Train Weight is exactly GVM + max trailer @ 3,500 = 6,740kg must assume you're towing a dog trailer (front and rear axles with neg. hitch weight)
The other thing that caught my eye was the front axle weight at 1,360. Max. front is 1,450, won't be hard to go over that with a bulbar on. Maybe that's why the LR bar is alloy and lighter duty than most of the after market ones.
Next trip I'll run it over the bridge again to get an idea of what my true travel weights are.