trt1617 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Evening all can anyone tell me what all the weight measurements mean on my chassis plate please? as the boxes next to the numbers are blank as in the paint code box They read as follows 2400kg 5900kg 1200kg 1380kg the bottom two im guessing front and rear axle weights?? maybe?? many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Vehicle Gross Weight Max Train Weight Max Front Axle Weight Max Rear Axle Weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trt1617 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 Vehicle Gross Weight Max Train Weight Max Front Axle Weight Max Rear Axle Weight So gross weight meaning the highest total weight of the vehicle? as in it cant weight more than this??? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Correct, also known as the MAXIMUM laden weight, Train weight = the 90 & any loaded trailer attached Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trt1617 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 Correct, also known as the MAXIMUM laden weight, Train weight = the 90 & any loaded trailer attached ok now im worried as i took a scrap trailer to be weighed in today and on the way out of the yard i pulled back on to the weigh bridge and they weighed me out to sort out how much the trailer and scrap were worth and the print out read as my truck alone came out at 2400kg just to be clear i left the trailer there as it was scrap so just my truck parked on the bridge :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 ok now im worried as i took a scrap trailer to be weighed in today and on the way out of the yard i pulled back on to the weigh bridge and they weighed me out to sort out how much the trailer and scrap were worth and the print out read as my truck alone came out at 2400kg just to be clear i left the trailer there as it was scrap so just my truck parked on the bridge :o this extract from Defender workshop manual might help explain, what the numbers mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trt1617 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 2400kg is your vehicles gross [laden] weight, but it was empty and i was gonna fit a rear winch and some tube wing bars so its gonna weigh more than the max laden weight when its empty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 So based on that you either have 600kg of rubbish down the back of the seat or the weighbridge printout is wrong/misinterpreted. I#m sure you would notice an extra 600kg of stuff in your 90 tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trt1617 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 it has an internal eaternal cage and front winch its been converted to disco running gear and engine box ect a small tool box with a few tools in for emergency repairs and probably some mud stuck in the chassis and thats about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy V8 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 something wrong there.i took my V8 90 soft top to work one day and weighed it on our bridge.it weighed a smidge under 1500kgs empty. the 110 i have now only weighs 2140kgs.thats with 35" tyres,winch,winch bumper,spare wheel and swingaway carrier,roofrack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trt1617 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 ok guess the bridge must be wrong then thought it sounded a bit high and if a 110 with big tyres and all that comes in at that there is no way a 90 could come in at 2400kg surly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I can't see those mods taking you over the weight, especially as the EEC unladen weight includes a full tank of fuel and a random 75kg of stuff according to westerns attachment. Surely the weigh bridge has to be pretty accurate and probably checked by trading standards.... I'm confused by the discrepancy.... sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 More importantly the scrap man has done you out of 600kg of scrap money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trt1617 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 the bast%£&s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 reckon the scrappies weighbridge or his computer he sees the numbers on is fubar, maybe report the suspect weighbridge to whoever checks them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brighouse shed Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 trading standards do them. It's a nice little earner on every 20t load. just you didn't have 15t of truck and misc scrap so became pretty obvious. used to be quite common in the eighties but then stopped as trading standards nailed them that's why at british steel we used to get cubes of concrete in the scrap to compensate for thieving gits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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