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<blockquote data-quote="Ridge Runner" data-source="post: 613478" data-attributes="member: 3775"><p>I'm lucky because I have an excess of load weight spare in the van/camper and the Caravan I want is made from GRP and only weights 580kgs unladen and grosses 850kgs, Another one I looked at can carry 430kgs add that to the calculated 775kgs is over 1200kgs going up for grabs, Reality is with fridges and spare batteries and food and LPG I would never get anywhere near 350kgs unless I was living in the thing.</p><p></p><p>I don't need the excess seating so I removed the back row that gave me another 46.6 kgs which roughly equals 2 deep cycle batteries @24.3kgs each = 48.6kgs, At first I was a little P'd off at the low towing weight but then I looked at the load weight and it all made sense.</p><p></p><p>The Ball weight was another thing I had issue with but for a smallish vehicle it is more than enough and even with a small caravan equals 12.9% so I am good with that, I don't know why they make so many Caravans so damn heavy with so little load capacity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ridge Runner, post: 613478, member: 3775"] I'm lucky because I have an excess of load weight spare in the van/camper and the Caravan I want is made from GRP and only weights 580kgs unladen and grosses 850kgs, Another one I looked at can carry 430kgs add that to the calculated 775kgs is over 1200kgs going up for grabs, Reality is with fridges and spare batteries and food and LPG I would never get anywhere near 350kgs unless I was living in the thing. I don't need the excess seating so I removed the back row that gave me another 46.6 kgs which roughly equals 2 deep cycle batteries @24.3kgs each = 48.6kgs, At first I was a little P'd off at the low towing weight but then I looked at the load weight and it all made sense. The Ball weight was another thing I had issue with but for a smallish vehicle it is more than enough and even with a small caravan equals 12.9% so I am good with that, I don't know why they make so many Caravans so damn heavy with so little load capacity. [/QUOTE]
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