Do you know your vans weight limits?

[Blunt Tool]

I have a 63 plate Vauxhall combo short wheel base, I carry a lot of tools, cutters, stools and materials so I have to be careful and keep an eye on how many bags of adhesive, grout, screed etc I pick up from tile shops. If it’s a big job then I just get the materials delivered with the tiles, but day to day stuff I just pick up myself. I think I am pretty good at judging limit.
Pictures are of a builder who was stopped by police and taken to weigh bridge, 6 tons was recorded and he was reported! Do you know your vans limits?

 

[Qwerty]

I know mine .... 1176kg. With all my tools it doesn't often leave a huge amount for payload I must say!!!

 

[Blunt Tool]

I know mine .... 1176kg. With all my tools it doesn't often leave a huge amount for payload I must say!!!

Is that the new transit Geoff?

 

[WetSaw]

I used to have an Iveco Daily that I drove down to Italy to load with motorbikes, never had a problem with weight. My friend bought a place here in Spain and said I'd drive down with his stuff if he loaded the van. I never thought furniture weighed so much! Got stopped by the port police after I'd checked in for the ferry ( going freight you have to pass the weighbridge ) , 4200kg on a 3500kg van. Luckily the copper let us go just telling us to be careful and don't do it again. Fortunately the van was built like a tank and apart from being a little slower up hill didn't really notice the weight.

 

[Blunt Tool]

I used to have an Iveco Daily that I drove down to Italy to load with motorbikes, never had a problem with weight. My friend bought a place here in Spain and said I'd drive down with his stuff if he loaded the van. I never thought furniture weighed so much! Got stopped by the port police after I'd checked in for the ferry ( going freight you have to pass the weighbridge ) , 4200kg on a 3500kg van. Luckily the copper let us go just telling us to be careful and don't do it again. Fortunately the van was built like a tank and apart from being a little slower up hill didn't really notice the weight.

Why was you loading motorbikes from Italy? Or is it hush hush Antonio style?

 

[WetSaw]

Why was you loading motorbikes from Italy? Or is it hush hush Antonio style?

I spent over 15 years buying '70's/'80's Japanese bikes and exporting them back to Japan and selling old ( 1920's/30's) British bikes to mad Italians!

 

[Qwerty]

Is that the new transit Geoff?

Yes mate, new Transit Custom Limited LWB crew (L2H1)

 

[One Day]

Transit connect LWB T230 - 900kg I think.

I've had 1000kg in there though, plus tools and fuel and me! Still plenty of bounce in the suspension and pull in the engine.

99% of the time it's carrying no more than 400 / 500kg I reckon.

 

[Blunt Tool]

Yes mate, new Transit Custom Limited LWB crew (L2H1)

Nice!

 

[Blunt Tool]

Transit connect LWB T230 - 900kg I think.

I've had 1000kg in there though, plus tools and fuel and me! Still plenty of bounce in the suspension and pull in the engine.

99% of the time it's carrying no more than 400 / 500kg I reckon.

Think sometimes tilers forget to add the weight of racking out a van with plywood

 

[Andy Allen]

I'm alright till the mud flaps hit the floor...... Then I'm overweight...!!

 

[One Day]

I think you'd have to be well over your limit to attract attention or risk busting your van really.

 

[LM]

Over here we get checked regularly (as if the cops have nothing better to do )
I have a 310L2 custom. Including my tools I can easily stick a ton in the back up to a gross weight of 3100kgs

 

[John Benton]

Over here we get checked regularly (as if the cops have nothing better to do )
I have a 310L2 custom. Including my tools I can easily stick a ton in the back up to a gross weight of 3100kgs

3000kgs taken up by bags of SLC Lee