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  1. 25th July 2021, 03:31 PM #41
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    Quote Originally Posted by Numb Thumbs View Post
    I just put the front wheels on the lead pad and the rear wheels on the second pad. A + B = total weight.
    Did you then drive onto the one pad as a cross-check?
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  2. 25th July 2021, 03:34 PM #42
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    I spoke to an auto engineer in Queensland who does mod plates for 5 seaters to give the same axle and GVM ratings as 7 seaters. Unfortunately, when I spoke to an auto engineer in Victoria they said no can do, not allowed in Victoria - even though the hardware is EXACTLY the same. Go figure!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Graeme View Post
    Did you then drive onto the one pad as a cross-check?
    Yes, I got the same numbers on each pad. This weighbridge is used by VicRoads to check truck compliance. It weighs to 20 kg from memory. I also tried getting in and out of the car and the change was correct.

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  4. 26th July 2021, 06:34 PM #44
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    Quote Originally Posted by Numb Thumbs View Post
    My numbers - 2019 SE Sd6 5 seater, straight from the dealers, filled up in Broadford and put it across the Vicroads weighbridge on the Hume Highway. Kerb weight - full tank of diesel and me - 2540 kg. Front axle - 1220 kg, rear axle - 1230 kg. The stated kerb weight is an work of fiction.

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    Pretty close to my figures in the first post in this thread with your corrected rear axle weight and allowing for the driver. Good confirmation that my weighbridge in WA and yours in Vic are similar!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bails View Post
    What is empty weight supposed to be?

    I am doing my numbers now and I think I have about 550 kgs that I can add to rear axel . I have found that a 7 seat RRS has an extra 200kgs rear axel weight. I am trying to find out what component changes have been made to get the extra 200 kgs.

    If the figures are to be believed I can add about 750 kgs to my car , however will be
    easy to exceed rear axel weight. I only have the wife and I to carry , no kids , so I think I can stay legal with 320 kg towball weight. Zone are telling me empty towball is 180 kgs.
    7 seat RRS and 7 seat D5's have 1900kg rear axle capacity, a fair bit more than the 5 seater versions with only around 45kg of seat added to the rear axle, so a lot better for towing.

    I also have a Zone 18.6 Offroad with a 180kg empty tow ball weight. When fully loaded and with careful weight distribution of what I carry I can get it to 280kg. However, that is achieved by mounting my 17kg jockey wheel jack to the rear bumper of the caravan which reduces the draw bar weight by 28kg. With the jack in the front tool box the draw bar weight is 310kg when loaded with 300l of water and all the stuff we carry. All up at my fully loaded state it weighs in at 3350kg on the weighbridge.

    I can just keep my rear axle load to 1900kg with 280kg on the tow bar and a little bit of essential stuff in the car, including my wife and I. That includes 20l of AdBlue that I carry and top up at truck stops around Australia on my travels. It only take about 2 days of travelling to get rid of 10kg of that at 1 l/100km while towing!
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