G'day Old and, I would check your weight calculation of seat removal, I removed third row fold ups in gxl, they were only 38kg in total (they seat three smallish people). Hope all your hornets have now gone.
Hi Craig...I,too,wondered about that.Being an old fella,I calculated 110kg as more than 240 pounds,and decided "no way".BUT,I am happy to be proved wrong? Cheers
Whenarewethere said
06:43 PM Jun 17, 2020
The 1/3 & 2/3 rear seat bases (not seat backs) & the 3 head rests I remove from our car total 11.3kg.
So hardly worth it, but it is the space they take up as the bases fold forward, where we place water containers in the centre of the car as low as possible.
I can't see the seat backs weighing more than the bases as there is less steel in them.
Whenarewethere said
06:45 PM Jun 17, 2020
These days I have trouble lifting a 20kg bag of cement. Don't know how I lifted those old 40kg bags, but was a bit younger then!
Craig1 said
09:17 PM Jun 17, 2020
Around 1980 Geelong Cement Workers went on strike, so the mob I was working for in Albury had an agency for Adelaide Brighton Cement, we were small players in the local market. Put out a call for semi's to bring back 40kg bags of cement from Anguston to Albury, will pay good money. One bloke turned up with a semi tipper full of bagged cement, on the floor. (The poor drivers normally got bags delivered on a shoulder height conveyor and placed them onto a Chep pallet on a normal flat top semi.). The tipper driver thought well bugger it I will just dump them onto the floor. After picking up over 500 bags of 40kg, walking them back to the back end of tipper and place on a pallet hanging on forklift, no wonder back is crook.
Reminds me of the Roy Orbison song a bit.
oldbloke said
11:35 PM Jun 17, 2020
Mike Harding wrote:
IT'S NO GOOD... I CAN'T STAND IT ANY MORE... I MUST PURGE MY SINS SO THE FORUM CAN CLEANSE ME....
Once, I exceeded the speed limit by 10kph!
I know! I know! And I can only offer a humble apology for my thoughtless, selfish and stupid behaviour....
Thank God i am surrounded by people of total virtue from who I can learn the ways of righteousness....
What 10kph. I swear Ive never been so much as 1 kph over the speed limit and my rig is always under weight. Sam as everyone on the forum. Must weight their rig daily while traveling!
Sheesh give the bloke a break. Probably new to vans and learning just like mose here.
-- Edited by oldbloke on Wednesday 17th of June 2020 11:37:34 PM
oldbloke said
11:44 PM Jun 17, 2020
Old and Grey wrote:
Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know the $$$ cost / fines for being over loaded with your Car And Van in various states.
I want to take my Aluminium Dingy / Fold up Trailer, and outboard motor along on our next trip.
If its too much, I will rethink it.
Grey
Most likely you will be well over at least 1 of the weight limits.
IMO its heard to calculate your weight. I would load up everything including water and fuels and go to the local weight bridge and see where your at. ( might get a surprise you wernt planning on, I did) You can then better make a reasonably accurate assessment.
j and v kids said
01:47 PM Jun 20, 2020
Maybe old and grey should stay of the road and make it safe for all other travelers
TheHeaths said
08:09 PM Jun 20, 2020
J and V,
How did you go with your motor home weight issue?
You asked a while ago, but didnt let us know the outcome.
-- Edited by TheHeaths on Saturday 20th of June 2020 08:09:24 PM
Hi Craig...I,too,wondered about that.Being an old fella,I calculated 110kg as more than 240 pounds,and decided "no way".BUT,I am happy to be proved wrong? Cheers
The 1/3 & 2/3 rear seat bases (not seat backs) & the 3 head rests I remove from our car total 11.3kg.
So hardly worth it, but it is the space they take up as the bases fold forward, where we place water containers in the centre of the car as low as possible.
I can't see the seat backs weighing more than the bases as there is less steel in them.
These days I have trouble lifting a 20kg bag of cement. Don't know how I lifted those old 40kg bags, but was a bit younger then!
Reminds me of the Roy Orbison song a bit.
What 10kph. I swear Ive never been so much as 1 kph over the speed limit and my rig is always under weight. Sam as everyone on the forum. Must weight their rig daily while traveling!
Sheesh give the bloke a break. Probably new to vans and learning just like mose here.
-- Edited by oldbloke on Wednesday 17th of June 2020 11:37:34 PM
Most likely you will be well over at least 1 of the weight limits.
IMO its heard to calculate your weight. I would load up everything including water and fuels and go to the local weight bridge and see where your at. ( might get a surprise you wernt planning on, I did) You can then better make a reasonably accurate assessment.
J and V,
How did you go with your motor home weight issue?
You asked a while ago, but didnt let us know the outcome.
-- Edited by TheHeaths on Saturday 20th of June 2020 08:09:24 PM