Do You Know Your GCM?
I’ve been exploring new car options lately and one of the factors we […]
Read MoreI’ve been exploring new car options lately and one of the factors we […]
Read MoreAnother 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.
Read MoreIf you’re not sure of how much weight is in your rig then call us to come and use our mobile scales to weigh your caravan and tow rig. It’s always better to be safe than sorry.
Read Moren 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
Read MoreCan you tow a big van like a Jayco Silverline with a Mitsubishi Triton? Most people looking to tow a larger van look to the vehicles with a 3.5T towing capacity, but as I will show you below, that towing capacity is highly conditional and you may be just as well off with the cheaper Triton. What matters is understanding how the various weights interact and affect one another.
Read MoreYou want to know the actual weight of your van fully laden so you can compare it to your actual GTM. It has been great to see people genuinely interested in this issue and keen to do the right thing not only by themselves, but by the other people on the road.
Read MoreThere 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.
Read MoreHowever in the interests of precision we use a dedicated set of scales from Nuweigh in Newcastle. There are 4 large scales which we put under each wheel and they can hold 2000kgs each. They have 4 load cells for measurement and are calibrated at least annually to ensure accuracy.
Read MoreThe simple message here is that it is all too easy to travel overloaded without even knowing it. It’s always better safe than sorry so if you are unsure of you car and caravan’s weight call us to have a mobile vehicle weighing service on your doorstep within days!
Read MoreIf you own a caravan or any kind of trailer for that matter, then it is important to know your towball weight -ie how much down presssure there is on the back of your car.
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