Mr. BG 200tdi Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Hello Fellow Sufferers! Can anybody (and there must be somebody) give me the weight carrying limit for the rear "boot area" of my 200tdi Disco 1994 Manual model? This might sound a daft question, but I've just 'won' an R380 gearbox from a mate, and I'm a bit worried about bringing it home without using a small trailer. The floor of my Disco is sound and I've got plenty of thick plywood, before anybody screams! Help and advice would be appreciated. Many Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Load capacity is more than enough to carry a R380 gearbox, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, western said: Load capacity is more than enough to carry a R380 gearbox, What he says. Regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 R380 = 35KG maybe? i.e. less than you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 600kgs with no passengers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 You can lift an R380 on your own, so the Disco will hardly notice it. 🙂 I've carried between 600 and 1000kgs of stuff in the back of my Range Rover on more than one occasion... I don't think the EAS likes me for it, but it did the job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. BG 200tdi Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 Escape, Thanks for the reply. I posted the question only because I'd been scared off putting much weight above the fuel tank, which seems reasonable I suppose. I've since discovered that I was given advice by a person who uses only the heaviest-duty, triple-wall cardboard to reinforce the rear floor of his 300tdi. Genius! (number deleted!) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 It's not wrong to have a thought about the state of the rear floor, as they can (will) get rusty. But there are plenty of reinforcements, so the rust needs to be really bad before there is a risk to the fuel tank. Most importantly, a gearbox isn't that heavy. 😉 Once you start putting in several 100kg, you do want to look at weight distribution (mainly for handling) and avoid concentrating the load on a small surface so as not to overload the (possibly rusted) floor. A pallet is great for spreading a load and to avoid pointy metal bits digging into the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 5:02 PM, Mr. BG 200tdi said: Escape, Thanks for the reply. I posted the question only because I'd been scared off putting much weight above the fuel tank, which seems reasonable I suppose. I've since discovered that I was given advice by a person who uses only the heaviest-duty, triple-wall cardboard to reinforce the rear floor of his 300tdi. Genius! (number deleted!) I'd be more worried about the spring mounts. Actually I wouldn't , becuase my Disco had a new chassis in 2007... Generally the carpet in the rear of a disco 200tdi has the same load bearing ability of two sheets of 18mm ply stuck together with wood glue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Should be no problem, consider the weight of five big people in the back seats of a 7 seat disco. Much heavier than a box. (Volvo with a V8 for comparison) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 If we're gonna post that kind of pictures 😁: here's another V8, with the gearbox behind the boxes. It took 5 people to lift it into the boot. Sadly the engine is still sitting on the pallet, after over a year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Still in the boot too @Escape? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Oh my, that's something quite special. Best car they ever made, IMHO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 5 hours ago, landroversforever said: Still in the boot too @Escape? No, luckily 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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