Nose weight and gauges
all set for our hols tomorrow,van packed car packed,her indoors gone for nail and hair job,so decided to check nose weight,my cars max is 85kg on the hitch the van came out on a millenco gauge bang on 85kg,should i try get it down abit or is this ok being
right on the max? taking more gear than usual inc 2 gran kids!!moved a bit of gear about but not much more i can do,what is my ideal figure if anyone can help ,many thanks
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Or, if you are experienced at towing, pat yourself on the back and leave it as is. It is exactly what it should be so you will be fine!
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thanks for advice,only got it spot on by luck,got it down to 80kg so will leave it at that ,tried to convince the mrs the gran kids are fine in the gas locker but she made me take em out,so put em on roof rack as fresh air will do em good!!! thenks again
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And if you travel abroad you will wonder what all the fuss is about as a family of 4 turn up in a Mark 1 Focus towing a 6 berth Fendt caravan with full size awning and everything including the kitchen sink. Watching them unload I reckon their nose weight
must have been well over 100kgs
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When I caravanned as a kid my dad never checked the noseweight of the caravan he used to have two gas bottles and loads of other stuff in the front locker five bikes at the front of the caravan between the front seats and the awning in the middle over the
axle. He never had an issue and he towed it accross to Holland every year aswell as UK trips. He did upgrade his suspension on the Granada he used to have though.0 -
We always check the nose weight. our nose weight is 65kg and the caravan pulls fine. On our last trip we made the mistake of checking the nose weight on a slope which made the nose weight greater and we could really feel the difference. It was as if you
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When I caravanned as a kid my dad never checked the noseweight of the caravan he used to have two gas bottles and loads of other stuff in the front locker five bikes at the front of the caravan between the front seats and the awning in the middle over the
axle. He never had an issue and he towed it accross to Holland every year aswell as UK trips. He did upgrade his suspension on the Granada he used to have though.Write your comments here...
I think that a little engineering analysis and design has gone into tow bar to car fixing, rear suspension capability and the overall dynamics of towing since then. Which is why many veteran towers are familiar with the onset of snaking, or cracked springs,
while todays towers are blissfully unaware of yesteryears ills and tow faster than then, without a second thought.0 -
Just remember how you packed it!! I tow my Bailey Olympus at around the 90kg that the Mondeo will take and it sits fine.
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