Nose weight Swift Fairway/Conqueror 480

Flappa30
Flappa30 Forum Participant Posts: 33
edited March 2016 in Caravans #1

Can anyone tell me the nose weight of a Swift Fairway 480, with battery and gas bottle. This model is a Broadlane dealer special.

Failing that, a Conqueror 480 should be very close.

My car (Skoda Octavia Est) has a 75kg NW limit, so I'm wandering if we'll have a problem from the off.

If we only go away for a couple of days, we'll travel lightly and so may not have an awning or much esle in the van to compensate if the 'out of the box' NW is closer to 100kg.

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  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited March 2016 #2

    Have you already got the swift? ,if not, go to the where you are getting it from and ask for it to be tested,with the gas locker loaded

  • xtrailman
    xtrailman Forum Participant Posts: 559
    edited March 2016 #3

    Thats what i did with our Bailey. Standard exworks NW was 88kg.

    The dealer measured mine before collection with the mover fitted behind the axle, battery and single gas lite in front locker, NW was 90kg which wasn't a problem with the Xtrail i had at the time.

  • Flappa30
    Flappa30 Forum Participant Posts: 33
    edited March 2016 #4

    It's a new van, and I have arranged to go to the dealer at the weekend to check their display van.

    i don't understand why the manufacturers can't publish figures for the vans as they would leave the factory..?

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited March 2016 #5

    It's a new van, and I have arranged to go to the dealer at the weekend to check their display van.

    i don't understand why the manufacturers can't publish figures for the vans as they would leave the factory..?

    ...Bailey doSmile

  • Lutz
    Lutz Forum Participant Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2016 #6

    Bearing in mind that dealer-fitted extras are common and more or less permanent items are often put into the caravan by the owner prior to the first outing it seems a bit pointless quoting a noseweight that, at best, only applies for its first journey after
    taking delivery from the dealer. Besides, as the desired noseweight can always be achieved by appropriate ballasting, I don't really see the need, either.

  • Wildwood
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    edited March 2016 #7

    I believe the MTPLM of the Swift is 1484 kg. This looks very high for an Octavia and would try it in the clubs matching service as it looks potentialy dangerous as a combination to me but I do not know the exact spec of the car.

  • Flappa30
    Flappa30 Forum Participant Posts: 33
    edited March 2016 #8

    The MTPLM of the Fairway is 1314kg, and is an ok match for the Octavia. I checked this a while back. If the Conqueror is 1484kg, that's more than I expected above the Fairway special. Spec is very similar. Conqueror must have some heavy carpets or something.

    I"ll just have to wait to check the display Fairway van at the weekend.

  • flatcoat
    flatcoat Forum Participant Posts: 1,571
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    edited March 2016 #9

    You must not assume 2 similar caravans from the same manufacturer with same layout have the same weight. I would normally expect the weight information to be displayed in the window. The caravan we are buying next comes in 3 levels of trim and they weigh
    1600, 1800 and 1900kg's respectively. 

  • Flappa30
    Flappa30 Forum Participant Posts: 33
    edited March 2016 #10

    Went to the dealer this morning with my Milenco nose weight gauge in hand. The van in its basic form without gas or battery has a nose weight of 57kg. So I think it should be fairly easy to keep below the 75kg limit of my Octavia.

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