Thread: 6 x 6 Weight Tolerances?

Your main issue is being legal.
Remember, these vehicles were rated for up hill and down dale. I'm sure many of these vehicles were overloaded in service. In particular the GMVs. I hear they copped a pounding.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Your main issue is being legal.
Remember, these vehicles were rated for up hill and down dale. I'm sure many of these vehicles were overloaded in service. In particular the GMVs. I hear they copped a pounding.

Thanks for your reply. We have done 650 K's so far and I am feeling a little more confident she can handle it OK. Maybe next trip will take the 1/2 ton trailer or leave some spare tyres at home and take less tools etc.

I would be interested to know what the axle ratings are as well.
I built mine into a forward control 15 years ago and looking at the front end on it looks as if the wheels are leaning out at the bottom.
How does one check for a bent axle?

Keith

Originally Posted by 123rover50

I would be interested to know what the axle ratings are as well.
I built mine into a forward control 15 years ago and looking at the front end on it looks as if the wheels are leaning out at the bottom.
How does one check for a bent axle?

Keith

Yep. Mine look as if they are leaning out too. I think they are designed to have negative camber.


For being overweight, I'd be more concerned with the tyre. Then I'd be thinking about the rim.
The army put split rims on the LRPV for a reason. (Yes, I know, not just load.)

There is a photo somewhere of someone loading their 6x6 up with bricks to over 7t. Said the Perentie took it in its stride.
I wonder what the army loaded the GMVs up to?

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Your main issue is being legal.
Remember, these vehicles were rated for up hill and down dale. I'm sure many of these vehicles were overloaded in service. In particular the GMVs. I hear they copped a pounding.

Touching base but not wanting to jinx myself. Feeling very confident the excess weight is not an issue.
Have been to Cooktown-Atherton-Normanton-Julia Creek and now outside Mt Isa cruising at between 90 and 100Kph (Speedo Reading) with an average of 20.8 L/100k and the old girl behaving well on the road (Bitumen). Hope the Gravel is the same!

Originally Posted by GMDMD53

Touching base but not wanting to jinx myself. Feeling very confident the excess weight is not an issue.
Have been to Cooktown-Atherton-Normanton-Julia Creek and now outside Mt Isa cruising at between 90 and 100Kph (Speedo Reading) with an average of 20.8 L/100k and the old girl behaving well on the road (Bitumen). Hope the Gravel is the same!

She will handle the gravel with ease. That's what they were made for!!

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I wonder what the army loaded the GMVs up to?

Sometimes it depended on the tradesman allocated the the GMV.....most ran around GVM or under.

Given we rarely had access to weigh bridges we didn't have a clue most of the time but I know at times there were some very heavy GMV's.

Originally Posted by Bearman

She will handle the gravel with ease. That's what they were made for!!

Have found the weak link with my 6x6! I suppose it was just a matter of time.

Clutch started slipping 200 K's from Alice. With careful driving have made it to Alice.

Interestingly found in the log book the clutch has been done twice before, the last time was just 21,000 K's ago.

Have ordered a new stronger clutch, pressure plate, engine and gearbox seals (in case it's oil that is the cause) from KLR AUTOMOTIVE and booked in with Sutton Motors (Land Rover dealer) to have the job done.

In the meantime we have become semi permanent residents in Alice.