Nose weight gauges

Qashqai66
Qashqai66 Forum Participant Posts: 551
edited March 2016 in Parts & Accessories #1

We are taking delivery of a new Venus 570/4 which will be very much larger than any previous caravan we have had.  I am conscious of the need to ascertain our correct nose weight as we work our how to load what will be a radically differnet van from our
2 berth vans of the past.  I think our cheap nose wight gauge, which is many years old, is inaccurate.  A quick search shows me that there are cheap and cheerful gauges available or the Milenco for approximately £30.  What do others think of the cheaper ones?
 I don't want to spend £30 if I don't have to.

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  • JohnM20
    JohnM20 Forum Participant Posts: 1,416
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    edited March 2016 #2

    If you have a set of bathroom scales you could do a weight test to see if your old noseweight gauge is accurate or inaccurate. Use a piece of wood between the hitch and the scales. Bathroom scales are more likely to be about correct so if the noseweight
    guage is showing a slightly different figure to the bathroom scales just add or subtract the difference accordingly when using the guage. It will save you the cost of a new one.

  • Qashqai66
    Qashqai66 Forum Participant Posts: 551
    edited March 2016 #3

    Great idea, thanks. I guess I will only need to do it once or twice as we always load the same way.

  • Nuggy
    Nuggy Forum Participant Posts: 512
    edited March 2016 #4

    I do as JohnM20 does with a piece of 2x2 inch wood vertical between hitch and scales. I also put a piece of wood flat across the surface of the scales to spread the load.

  • DS3
    DS3 Forum Participant Posts: 108
    edited March 2016 #5

    And I bet that using that method is inaccurate because bathroom scales don't work like that.
    Wink

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited March 2016 #6

    Do not rely on bathroom scales, we have two and neither of them give the weight they should when i stand on themSurprised

  • PrestonDave
    PrestonDave Forum Participant Posts: 67
    edited March 2016 #7

    Forget the bathroom scales, the other half says our's must be faulty as they say she is heavier than what she is, Idon't believe her because they get my weight right.

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