I finally did it - stressful day!

[DX grunt]

Have you weighed yours when fully kitted out ready for a trip?

Cuppa

No. Too scared too. lol.

[Cuppa]

All I can say is good luck mate, I know you will resolve this issue with minimal expense (hopefully)

I'm hopeful too, but the minimal expense might be a little over optimistic!

[BigRAWesty]

Don't stress mate. I'd say nearly 99.99999% of all 4x4's are over weight... And don't get started on roof racks... Yet no one really seams to care.
But half a ton is a little exessive, I'd try cut it to 200-300 kg and not stress...

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

[Cuppa]

Don't stress mate. I'd say nearly 99.99999% of all 4x4's are over weight... And don't get started on roof racks... Yet no one really seams to care.
But half a ton is a little exessive, I'd try cut it to 200-300 kg and not stress...

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

Yeah I know what you are saying, but I'm a stresshead! It's the fact that it makes the insurance null & void which is the main concern. It would be bad enough to be held responsible for an accident, but with no insurance it could mean losing everything. It's all about balancing risk I guess, maybe less for the odd camping weekend away than for full time on the road (our eventual aim).

Cutting 200-300kgs would change the whole concept. Believe me I have thought long & hard at trying to cut down, but whatever I do I'd still be over. 5kg or 500kg over is all the same as far as the insurance goes.

We will do what we can to cut weight anyway, but it's tinkering at the edges.

Cuppa

[BigRAWesty]

Get a treadmill....

I know its probably to late but I think I saw you fitted 3 batteries? Maybe loose one?
Lets see a list of everything, and we can brain storm different ideas to try and trim some fat...

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

[Maxhead]

Get a treadmill....

I know its probably to late but I think I saw you fitted 3 batteries? Maybe loose one?
Lets see a list of everything, and we can brain storm different ideas to try and trim some fat...

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

As much as I would want to say the same, Cupper has set it up the way his needs it and don't think he wants to trim bits and piece off it as it would defeat his purpose. As said before he has put a lot of effort and thought into what he needs for his travels.; And of course he knows his stuff from experience.

Looks like the only option ATM is increasing the GVM....any ideas?

[NissanGQ4.2]

Cutting 200-300kgs would change the whole concept. Believe me I have thought long & hard at trying to cut down, but whatever I do I'd still be over. 5kg or 500kg over is all the same as far as the insurance goes.

We will do what we can to cut weight anyway, but it's tinkering at the edges.

Cuppa

Cuppa, was the scrap merchants weighbridge a registered public weighbridge or a private weighbridge???

If its a private weighbridge the first thing I would do is reweigh it at a registered public weighbridge.

I would never trust a private weighbridge, public weighbridges need to be serviced and recalibrated every 6 months by an approved certifier if I remember correctly where private weighbridges don't.

Cutting 200 to 300kg's could easy be achieved if there weighbridge is out to buggery

Just an idea for u to ponder

[Cuppa]

Nisshead's right. I just typed out a whole justification, but his post said it better in a couple of lines.

Toddie you may be right, it was a private weighbridge, although it would not be in their interests to be weighing (& paying for) loads of scrap higher than what they are. It would be costing them too much. Nevertheless Perhaps I will go to a public weighbridge.

[NissanGQ4.2]

Nisshead's right. I just typed out a whole justification, but his post said it better in a couple of lines.

Toddie you may be right, it was a private weighbridge, although it would not be in their interests to be weighing (& paying for) loads of scrap higher than what they are. It would be costing them too much. Nevertheless Perhaps I will go to a public weighbridge.

I know what you mean, but they are not weighing (& paying for) loads of scrap higher than what they are, all trucks either get a tare weight load up steel and then get a gross weight to give the Net weight of scrap or Gross first empty tare then get the net. So the bridge could be out by 500 kilo's but the end net results will always be the same

Hope that made sense....

I was a public weighbridge operator for 10 years and have seen them go out to buggery 2.

[BigRAWesty]

As much as I would want to say the same, Cupper has set it up the way his needs it and don't think he wants to trim bits and piece off it as it would defeat his purpose. As said before he has put a lot of effort and thought into what he needs for his travels.; And of course he knows his stuff from experience.

Looks like the only option ATM is increasing the GVM....any ideas?

I'm not saying you need to loose any creature comforts, but you can subsidise.
Ie, alloy bar and cradle instead of steel bar.
Carrying a tube instead of a second tyre..
Little things..

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories