How much does my D4 weigh

Went over a weigh bridge at the local tip today and got a bit of a shock.

It came in as 3.08 (I am assuming tonne).


Before I went in I filled up both tanks (so about 190l).
I was in the car 110kg :)
I have most of my tools in the car (which I normally take with me)
I have also a false floor with a fridge slide on it (no fridge)

The van I have has a tow ball weight of 280kg (based on calculations). This means 130kg off the car GVM.

So what is missing when travelling.
wife
fridge
chairs (may put in the van)
maxtrax
second spare (may put this on the van)
Some other odds and sods

I would normally not travel with both tanks full but over all this is going to be very tight.

May have to ask the wife to run behind till I burn off some fuel or go on a diet.

Richard

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Originally Posted by wbowner

or go on a diet.

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Doing that will almost guarantee you a weight reduction as you would most likely end up travelling alone!

Thought you may be in for a shock... Seems the weigh-bridge confirmed it.

Those rear bars are heavy, the one that comes off weighs almost nothing.

The LR tank is good for about 50kg...
False floor is 10+ kg
100l of diesel is closer to 96kg (0.96kg/l)

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Originally Posted by Grentarc

Doing that will almost guarantee you a weight reduction as you would most likely end up travelling alone!

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If that happens I would not have to go on a diet as I would be under the limit.

Richard

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Thought you may be in for a shock... Seems the weigh-bridge confirmed it.

Those rear bars are heavy, the one that comes off weighs almost nothing.

The LR tank is good for about 50kg...
False floor is 10+ kg
100l of diesel is closer to 96kg (0.96kg/l)

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Yep they are heavy but as I do not have 3rd row seats I thought I had compensated for the heavier bar.

The tank is 43kg plus fuel.

I also have a snorkel and APT sliders installed.



It still seems higher than I wold expected given I don't have the 3rd row seats.
I look like I have added 500kg+ of my payload.
I guess it all adds up and I can't go back.

The car as is stands is OK and within limits. It comes down to when I tow a van.

The 150kg ball weight on these cars is very low. I know you can go to 350kg but
at the expense of the GVM.



Richard

Puzzled where you are getting the ball weight information from..

GVW + 3.5t is the GCM.

Discovery 4 is one of the few vehicles that can hold everything.

Are you reading the "generic" Manual or the Australian Spec

Tombie

The van I am getting has a gvm of 2500. So I am under the GCM.
I don't have the van yet.

The ball weight is calculated based on additions and stuff stored in the van.
The 280kg tow ball weight could vary either way depending on amount of stuff I take on the van.


Richard

Agree. However the D4 is one of the vehicles where the Ball weigh does NOT need to be subtracted from the GVM

(If this has recently changed I will be greatly surprised)

Only requirement of ANY towing vehicle is to not exceed axle weights.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Agree. However the D4 is one of the vehicles where the Ball weigh does NOT need to be subtracted from the GVM

(If this has recently changed I will be greatly surprised)

Only requirement of ANY towing vehicle is to not exceed axle weights.

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Does that mean that land rover under state GVM by taking into account max. tow ball weight?? Seems an odd way to go about it.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Agree. However the D4 is one of the vehicles where the Ball weigh does NOT need to be subtracted from the GVM

(If this has recently changed I will be greatly surprised)

Only requirement of ANY towing vehicle is to not exceed axle weights.

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Why? I don't understand this please.