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1st August 2018, 20:13 | #11 |
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Having in the past had to drive delivery vans and be careful of loading, I can assure you that you can not legally exceed your maximum authorised mass (MAM or weight here on good old earth with gravity taking effect).
Your max axle weight combined will probably be greater than the max vehicle weight, this includes driver or anything else. If you as a driver weighed 500kgs you couldn't legally drive a vehicle which could only carry 400kgs for example. If you are stopped and weighed you will be fined for each axle that is overloaded and if the total vehicle weight is over, so 3 offences in all. This is to ensure that vehicles are loaded evenly. Why not move the bricks in 2 trips? |
2nd August 2018, 15:52 | #12 |
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Well guys I got my bricks I had to do it in 2 runs 40 miles away. first one 153 @ 2 kgs each 306 kgs and second one today 160 @ 2kgs 320 kgs.
Admittedly I had to spread them out they were 3 rows high in the back.The car drove as normal.. was slightly down on the suspension.but no problem... Good solid British Car |
3rd August 2018, 00:13 | #13 |
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glad you made it 2 trips - I have a volvo estate that I use for carrying heavy stuff, but don't go over 250kg. 2 trips for the distance was a sensible decision.
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Apart from anything else, loading the tourer or saloon places the load behind the axle and not over it.
Drove as normal? I remember putting half a pack of bricks in the back of my 10 CWT pickup, and it was anything other than normal It may go ok, until you need to stop going down a hill Brian |
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I was very surprised no problem at all...sweet as a nut
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6th August 2018, 21:50 | #17 |
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I'd add that if you want to regularly move heavy stuff then a towbar and trailer (of suitable weight rating) is the way to do it - these cars can tow 1.5T easily and the brakes would be fine stopping an extra 500Kg but they can't suspend that much extra weight on standard suspension, tyres and bearings.
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just the thought of those bricks flying forward if you had a bump makes me cringe...
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