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10th May 2016, 21:04 | #11 |
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Depends on what you are loading it with, the general consensus is that the heaviest of items need to be over the axle, with the rest being distributed evenly front and back. When we go away, the heaviest things are the porch awnings, the clothes we take hang in the wardrobe, which is above the axle anyway, and no matter how I load it, the towbar is still low, even with the 'van empty.
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11th May 2016, 07:33 | #12 |
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I didn't want to alter the ride on my car either, that's why I fitted MAD Assister springs and Grayston Spring Assistors
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Also the 100g nose weight figure - presumably that is from something you have read/researched? Why not do a simple check of what your actual nose weight is? To do this with reasonable accuracy (tho better to get a proper nose wt gauge - http://www.towsure.com/camping-carav...eweight-gauges ) Take your bathroom scales and cut a piece of 2x1 (or similar) wood to be the tow ball height less the thickness of your bathroom scales. Put the scales under the caravan tow hitch and fit the top of the bit of wood up into the tow hitch and have the bottom of the wood resting on the scales. Gently wind up the Jockey wheel until it is well clear of the ground. Read off the scales what your actual nose weight is. This method obviously depends on the accuracy at the bottom end range of the scales - hence better to get a proper gauge. But it will give you an indication of what you are actually dealing with. |
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25th May 2016, 16:35 | #14 |
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After removing everything from the van and weighing it all and then Doing some maths I can get the nose weight to 75 kg on the proper gauge. Most items are under the fixed bed and only 1 gas bottle up front with is a 7kg nearly empty.
Went to Sherwood forest and the car still grounded speed humps and seems low. |
25th May 2016, 18:04 | #15 | |
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I use a length of wood between hitch and scales, of a length which matches the height when coupled up. 75Kg is about the limit for an normal adult male to be able to lift with a struggle. I must say I have never had a problem with my 75 for towing, though it is a saloon. The back end barely moves down, when I hook the van on. I use a method of adjusting the noseweight once, accurately, by moving things around, I then subsequently, just make sure I load the movable weighty items in the same places every time. The rule is heavy things as low as possible and as near as possible to the axle - for best stability. I make a point of making sure there is nothing heavy in any of the roof level cupboards, before setting off. My o/s is heavier than my n/s of my van due to cooker+ fridge + water heater + table, just the heating system on the n/s - so the heavy items fit on the n/s of the isle in the van so as to help balance it. Move things a little forward of the axle to increase noseweight, a little to the rear to decrease. My vans unladen noseweight used to be a bit higher than I would like, but I got it down using BP light type plastic gas bottles. 100kg is the maximum for the 75.
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Ever considered removing the jockey and putting it in the boot? Should give you a few inches of extra ground clearance.
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I found that my Coachman sat low at the tow bar when hitched onto the diesel 75 with the standard Witter detachable.
I've since refitted the tow bar onto my V6 using a Witter Quantum detachable and this system means the tow ball is approx 25mm higher. The result means the caravan now sits on a more level plane. |
15th July 2016, 13:17 | #18 |
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Specification for Tourer trailer nose weight is 100Kg MAX.
I have MGR detachable hitch and that seems to be the correct height. |
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I have never felt the need to remove the jockey wheel and never had it hit anything, but the parked position of the wheel is alongside the A frame - it only protrudes down around three inches below the A frame.
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I've never felt the need to remove a jockey wheel either and regularly tow various items (though not with the zed), but I just thought 3inches is a large percentage of the total ground clearance of the hitch so would be enough to make a difference for the OP, a nice cheap fix to if it stops any grounding
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