Do You Know Your GCM?
I’ve been exploring new car options lately and one of the factors we […]
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How to Work Out Your Caravan and Car Weights
Mobile caravan weighing is our business and we come to you
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How Do I Reduce Weight in my Caravan?
Another smart method for decreasing weight is to switch your batteries from AGM to Lithium. Not only do you get a superior battery but you also reduce your weight by a significant amount.
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Weigh My Caravan On The Road
We spent the last 8 or 9 days on a bit of an […]
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How Much Can I Tow Behind My Car?
n move a big van with a small car, but there are reasons we have the various specifications – for safety and for the longevity of your car’s life. If you aren’t sure of how all the weights and acronymns work just give us a call and we can advise you. We can come to your home and weight both car and caravan, before comparing them to the legal limits and advising you how to load each safely and legally
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Thinking About Caravan Weight Distribution
There isn’t a right way to load your van, but there are sensible ways to do this and one of the first steps when trying to make sense of this is to get your van weighed. Simply load it as you normally would then call our mobile caravan weighing service and we will come to you and check it out as it stands.
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How Did My Caravan Get So Heavy?!
That’s before you put on a generator (20kg) on the A frame and add a weight distribution hitch – another 30kg – you can see how your weight allowance can quickly get gobbled up. Oh and then there’s the diesel heater and tank for it…
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5 Steps to Reduce Caravan Weight
Ok – so you have weighed your caravan and discovered it is too heavy. What can you do? There are many ways to reduce weight in a caravan that is clearly too heavy. Here are 5 first steps.
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Heavy Caravans – Mobile Weighing
You should be aware that if you are buying a van of the 3 tonne plus TARE weight that you will likely be overweight very quickly. It is vital to check the ATM, GVM and GCM to make sure all are compliant before hitting the road. That’s where we come in!
Don’t spend $150K on a high spec van and then guess at safety! Spend the time and the money to know for sure how your weights are configured. From Two Rocks to Trigg, call Andrew and he will come to you and help you make sense of it all.
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