Nose Weight Question

AshleyBen
AshleyBen Forum Participant Posts: 4
edited August 2020 in Towcars & Towing #1

Hi,

I’m new to caravanning (well, new as an adult. Used to go as a kid) and want to make sure I’m doing everything right.

I’m picking up my caravan at the weekend. It’s a very small, lightweight Freedom caravan so only 630kg unladen and 780kg maximum.

My car has a maximum nose weight of 75kg.

So, from my understanding, nose weight should be 5-7% of maximum weight. 5% of 780kg is 39kg and 7% is 54.6kg.

These seem rather low. Is it okay to go over the 7%? Bearing in mind the maximum for the car is 75kg, which is approximately 9.6%.

Any input would be appreciated!

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  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited August 2020 #2

    You will probably find that the tow hitch on the caravan is tated at max 100kg if it is an alko ,it would not be a problem to put more weight to increase the nose weight ,and it could help with stability

  • AshleyBen
    AshleyBen Forum Participant Posts: 4
    edited August 2020 #3

    So basically, go as close to the 75kg as I can?

    With the car being a maximum of 75kg nose weight I presume it’s a big no-no to go over that amount.

    Also, the towing car isn’t particularly big. Dacia Logan MCV with maximum towing weight of 1150kg

  • commeyras
    commeyras Forum Participant Posts: 1,853
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    edited August 2020 #4

    Yes, all the advice is to get as near the 75kg (car nose weight) as possible for maximum stability. Certainly a definite NO to exceed the car's limit.  Your outfit will be fine.

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