What's in it?

We are pondering a change to a MH and that is one of the downsides as we use the car as a wardrobe.

Oh no!! Not you too, CY!

Stupid Question....What do you do when you go to a Weighbridge?  We have one not too far from us but I have never been.  

Stupid Question....What do you do when you go to a Weighbridge?  We have one not too far from us but I have never been.  

Tracy, for us in a MH we just drive on to the 'plate' and we get a weight for the whole vehicle (eg 3450kg).

we then drive the front wheels off the plate and, with the rear wheels still on there, weigh again (eg 1850kg)

you can now work out the three important weights...

actual weight 3450.....to be checked against the MTPLM

rear axle weight 1850......to be checked against max rear weight

front axle weight 3450-1850 = 1600...to be checked against max front weight

now, for a caravan, i would imagine it needs to be towed onto the plate (fully loaded) and then the car un hitched (or moved there with a mover?) and then weighed.

this will give the actual weight of the van to be checked against the MTPLM.

Definitely take it to the weighbridge, I'd also do the same for the car as well (we did that last Friday).  I also would suggest you buy a good quality noseweight guage.  We go the shock of our lives when we first hooked up the new van.  Pleased to say that when we collected it from the dealer on Friday and tried the guage again, we were down from 95 to 75 kgs, so we can and will be putting a very small amount of weight back in as the car can handle 80 kgs.

Took  my  'van  to  a  weighbridge  once  but  I'll  never  go  again  !!  No  EHU Points,  No  grey  waste  disposal  point  and  as  for  the   Loo ,, ,, ,, ,, ,,

i went to Weybridge once

Wheres  Wotser  when  you  need  her 

If we make the change, and it is still "if" so don't panic yet NTH, we will stick to 3500Kg as I have let my C1 expire as I couldn't be bothered with the hassle of a medical every three years.

Cyberyacht, having spent the best part of a month equipping our motorhome and trying unsuccessfully to accommodate our caravan stuff I can unequivocally state - it won't fit! Nearly everything is now new - Duvalays, table and chairs, smaller BBQ, reduced toolbox etc. Plus half the cups, glasses, cutlery, plates disposed of. Of course, we didn't really need everything we had accumulated but even so ..... Oh, then you have to stop it rattling!

Anyway, it's been fun and if it worries you get a Hymer with a "garage". You'll be able to take everything; just don't bang your head getting up in the morning.

as Hitch says, of youre trying to get the contents of a caravan and a towcar into a MH then, unless you have a garage that can mirror the boot of a large car, you will be struggling.

however, even PVCs at 6 m (those with rear fixed beds) can accommodate a huge amount of kit, whereas large lounge styles (where the stuff has to be crammed under benches) will be more of a struggle. 

its now possible to get smaller garage models on 3.5t (hymer, carthago, adria, pilote etc....(note lack of uk vans with this format) that give plenty of storage, especially with double floors, again a design thats eschewed by the home boys...

however, a periodic good cleansing of the soul is great for the payload....if you dont use it, dont carry it.