Thank you Peter,

The vehicle is a Winnebago Eyre, weighs 4746kg on the weighbridge and therefore well within the specs.

Trouble is that it grounds over spoon drains, servo drive ways etc.

The front end has been modified but would like another 50mm clearance at the rear.

I do not know if you saw my post regarding  the clutch servo reservoir, the pics were not very good but now so much easier to monitor the fluid level which does not appear to be leaking.

Best regards,

Neil Creswell 

Hi Neil
I remember the post about the automatic clutch reservoir, if I remember correctly, you have a Fiat Ducato on the 250 chassis

I have the older (manual gearbox) model, as in my Avatar, on the 244 chassis

It has an Aggr of 3850 Kg, and am I just under

My problem was that I had too much sway, while driving on the highways
My rear leaf springs had nearly flattened out, and very close to the bump stops

I had the rear springs reset, and an extra leaf fitted, this lifted the chassis about 40 mm at the bump stop, at the axle

I had thought of airbags, but decided that my chassis would have to be strengthened between the spring hangers

Cost of airbags at that time was close to $900 if DIY
Cost of spring work, done by others was between $900 and $1,000

The rear spring work seems to have done the trick for my vehicle

I have been told by others (different vehicles), that just resetting the leaf springs is not good enough, you have to have the extra spring

Hope that this info is useful to you

Hello Peter,

Thank you for your concern.

I should have read my post as theres a typo on the weight , should be 4546, this with 125litres of water, some grey in the 125l tank, 125litres of fuel, 2x4.5 kg gas and 2 people (overweight)

The gvm of this truck is over 5000kg.There is no towbar fitted.

Best, 

Neil.

Peter_n_Margaret wrote:

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Dncwell wrote:

The gvm of this truck is over 5000kg.There is no towbar fitted.

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Not according to the builder, but the placard will show what the GVM is (not to be confused with GCM), and you will need a light rigid licence to drive it, if it is.                                                                                              Best to know the facts accurately.

Cheers,Peter

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Hi Peter....you are,of course,absolutely correct.GCM is 4495kg,probably to avoid the need for a light rigid licence,and GCM is 5995kg,with a massive (sic) 1500kg towing capacity.Back to the drawing board? Cheers

 

-- Edited by yobarr on Sunday 30th of June 2019 03:23:07 PM

Thank you Peter,

The placard displays 5990kg.

 I hold a HR License.

Cheers,

Neil.