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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.Yes, it’s not a cheap undertaking on the Continent either. There, AlKo offer a load increase from between €1800 for having just the... -
Lutz replied to the thread Another MAM/towing limits question...GTW Vs MAM.The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021 which came into effect on the 16th December 2021 gives...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.But how can the manufacturer prove that you have never overloaded the caravan? He is never present when you load it, so how is he to...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.Maybe Swift didn’t fit the axle as a separate item but procured the complete chassis assembly from AlKo. It that case they will only...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.In fairness one cannot expect any support from the caravan manufacturer, in your case Swift, unless he has had the caravan type approved...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.Actually, you do have a fifth choice. If you are really set on your current caravan and don't want to change it, you could have the axle...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.In your original post you said that over the weekend you would weigh everything that went into the caravan. Any revelations? It would be...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.I doubt whether any anchorage points in the roof box, if provided, are substantial enough to restrain a gas bottle. Contrary to a gas...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.One doesn’t need to to reflect on the subject for very long though to come to the conclusion that a caravan can’t have two MTPLMs...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.If the car is involved in an accident, the bottle will fly through the air like a slingshot, breaking through the roof box in the process.
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.A declared MTPLM which is less than what the caravan is able to take cannot be a true MTPLM. A maximum is maximum. The lower of two...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.If nothing was technically changed then the caravan wasn’t upgraded at all. The MTPLM displayed on the sticker was only brought into...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.When specifying a static weight limit such as 1300kg, the manufacturer will already have taken into account that peak dynamic loads will...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.I have a feeling that axles failing is an issue more as a result of poor quality of the material than actual overloading. For obvious...
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Lutz replied to the thread MTPLM dilema.A caravan manufactured before the introduction of whole vehicle type approval is a bit of a grey area regarding MTPLM if there is...
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