I am going on our main summer holiday in a fortnight i spent the day yesterday at our storage facility polishing the van and cleaning it all through.
As i now have a toddler safe driving is more essential than ever, i have always tried to balance the van veights but never checked the nose weight until now.
I bought a nose weight gauge and checked it, it was over 110kg, i couldnt believe it, my car maxes at 75kg (Mondeo TDCI) i emptied all the front of the van including under the seats and re checked, it was 65kg empty!! I do have a large gas cylinder installed, next time i will get 2 smaller ones instead.
I eventually got it down to 75 and figured that by the time i load our clothes into the rear wardrobe before travelling that will counter act the nose weight and lift it up slightly bringing it a few kg within the limits.
I guess there is no point to this thread apart from to say that its well worth checking, dont take it for granted that you are within limits, i expected to be about 50kg, i couldnt believe it was nearer 110kg.
As i now have a toddler safe driving is more essential than ever, i have always tried to balance the van veights but never checked the nose weight until now.
I bought a nose weight gauge and checked it, it was over 110kg, i couldnt believe it, my car maxes at 75kg (Mondeo TDCI) i emptied all the front of the van including under the seats and re checked, it was 65kg empty!! I do have a large gas cylinder installed, next time i will get 2 smaller ones instead.
I eventually got it down to 75 and figured that by the time i load our clothes into the rear wardrobe before travelling that will counter act the nose weight and lift it up slightly bringing it a few kg within the limits.
I guess there is no point to this thread apart from to say that its well worth checking, dont take it for granted that you are within limits, i expected to be about 50kg, i couldnt believe it was nearer 110kg.