Thread: Some caravan

Any public weigh bridge will weigh it, when i weighed the camper the lady made me drive with the car just off the deck, weighed the camper then we put the jockey wheel down and just disconnected it and got the towball weight as well. The trooper is an awesome looking van i had my hopes pinned on winning 1 through Pat Callinan (sp?) along with a new Patrol but sadly i missed out.

The trooper seem a really good caravan..
Well he does have the best towing vehicle to handle it? Love the economy doing it.. Go the D4..

Sorry for the hijack.

I have been watching the weight issue for a while now, getting itchy feet to upgrade from a camper trailer. Still looking for a real off road caravan or hybrid weighing under 1000kg. I know wishful thinking. The Cub will stay in the carport for a while yet..

There has been a lot of noise on the caravan sites that people have taken delivery of new caravans and taken them to a weigh bridge and found them a lot heavier than the plate says. Accessories and options are often not factored in. They have taken them back and got new compliance plates that are correct.

Here in Adelaide there seems a lot trading Cruisers and Patrols on the American trucks as they can legally tow these big vans. Just looked at the new F Truck... Lovely I might want one one day..

start saving your $$,
140K Au for a 2014 RHD F150.

Weight is really important when buying any van and is something many people fail to check into properly before buying a van. Many of them are way to heavy to start off with and then have little to no carrying capacity and are always either on or over any normal 4x4's 3.5 ton towing capacity.

A very well made van that is a pretty exceptional off road and weighs on average 500 to 700 kg less than many other similar size off road vans is the Sunland brand which is made just north of Brisbane. They are a few dollars more than many other more well known brands but their quality is second to none and they are innovators in keeping the weight down and given exceptional carrying capacity.

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

start saving your $$,
140K Au for a 2014 RHD F150.

True but a landcruiser costs $84,000 to $127,000.

So the towing and carrying capacity makes the F truck look like good value. Especially as Performax lists them from $125,000.

Not to mention:
An awesome 1084 Nm of torque and best-in-class 294 kw of power, plus excellent fuel efficiency, is it any wonder that the Ford F-Series has been America's top selling vehicle for over a decade.

Makes my $10,000 Disco look cheap...

Yeah, for towing it's hard to go past an F truck. I've driven my mates F250 with a gooseneck trailer that grossed just on 4 tonnes - it towed it as easily as my Dunny door tows a 6 x 4.

It's got so much power and torque - the engine really is good.

Having said that, it's about the only thing it's good for. It's too big to go shopping in with how narrow and short modern car park spaces are - you need to find 2 or 3 spaces together. Forget off roading as they are so wide, they get stuck in the bush very easily - not bogged, you just end up not being able to navigate through the trees.

Added to that I feel like a complete tool when I drive it...

Originally Posted by DiscoKym

So the towing and carrying capacity makes the F truck look like good value.
Not to mention:
An awesome 1084 Nm of torque

yes to its load carrying/towing, but the F150 best figures are only 588Nm,,(at 4500rpm)
The F250 has all your grunt at only 1600 rpm, theres a very nice 2014 King Ranch for $144K here,
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Friends have a Trooper. He claims it is under 3.5t, but I have my doubts, it has 4x85L water tanks!! Bloody nice van, he drags it with a LC200 V8 diesel and it won’t sit on 100 if there’s a slight headwind. We have followed him and it creates dust swirls out the side like the semi-trailers it drags so much air.

As far as weighing it, the local tip (sorry transfer station) will weigh it for free if you don’t need an official certificate.