ScreenNameFCBA88951F replied on 21/06/2024 20:51
Posted on 21/06/2024 20:51
Hi, we will be setting off on our first caravan trip to the New Forest tomorrow morning and I'm a bit confused about nose wheel weight despite having read everything I can find and spending hours on YouTube.
My van is a Swift Corniche with a MTPLM of 1500kg. The minimum nose wheel weight should be at least 5% of the MTPLM which is 75kg.
I am really struggling to get the weight up to that minimum despite loading the front locker with 2 gas bottles and a Cadak bbq and moving all the bedding to the front of the van along with a 20kg gazebo, water drum and waste drum.
I am now at 75kg but was under the impression that the heavier weights should be over the wheels which would obviously reduce my nose wheel weight down to @40kg if I did that.
Is the weight distribution ok with all the added weight now at the front of the van?
How would I be able to reach the minimum nose weight if the van was empty and I didn't have any equipment to front load it up?
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