Thread: Some caravan

I had a look at the Trooper (made by Lotus Caravans) a while back. Have to agree with you on the quality - one of the best I've seen. Very heavy though.

And a bit outside my price range .................

Yep we looked at them at the last show, very nice vans and would love one, maybe with lotto. There were some very nice vans, some better than others, some more dirt road than full off road.
The dual axle ones are more for dirt road. Advice from a manufacturer was if you want serious off road go for a slightly smaller single axle.
What I do like about these vans is they are totally self sufficient.
There is a couple of van yards near us with some really nice vans. I think the one on Pinjarra Road near Cellarbrations and the Spud Shed have Lotus vans.
Oh well keep on dreaming, maybe one day.

What's the tow rating on the d4? 3.6t van.... Too heavy I reckon.

Originally Posted by Yorkie

What's the tow rating on the d4? 3.6t van.... Too heavy I reckon.

It's 3.5t and unless they've had in rated higher (by changing suspension etc) they are towing it illegally and without insurance.

And is that 3.6t unloaded??

Originally Posted by Sue

It's 3.5t and unless they've had in rated higher (by changing suspension etc) they are towing it illegally and without insurance.

And is that 3.6t unloaded??

The tare weight of the Trooper is 2800kg and the ATM is 3490kg - so fully loaded it just scrapes in.

If the van's ATM is in excess of 3500ks's then it would be illegall to tow behing the D4. Therefor it is very important to actually weigh everything that you put into the van. My 23 ft Daydream has an ATM of 2581kg. I have weighed everything that I have added to the van ( I know, I'm a sucker for details ). But I know that I'm no heavier than 2300 odd kilos. But that's with empty water tanks.
Regards
Robbo

Originally Posted by robbotd5

If the van's ATM is in excess of 3500ks's then it would be illegall to tow behing the D4. Therefor it is very important to actually weigh everything that you put into the van. My 23 ft Daydream has an ATM of 2581kg. I have weighed everything that I have added to the van ( I know, I'm a sucker for details ). But I know that I'm no heavier than 2300 odd kilos. But that's with empty water tanks.
Regards
Robbo

We are about to pick up a 20 foot Jayco Outback Expanda caravan on Friday. We picked up our first Landrover on Thursday - a Discovery 4 - bought to tow this heavier van. I am VERY impressed with you weighing everything. I have always wanted to take our previous vans through one of those weigh bridges for trucks on the various highways. Is this possible?

Can't we just enjoy the fact that they have a nice van???

Why do discussions always have to revert to the its illegal.

The owner of the van is not even here to say yes it is or no it isn't or even thanks for the info I didnt realise..

Just sayin