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Title: Van weight payload what is it?
Post by: Steven Shoreditch on December 02, 2010, 01:37:53 pm
How do I find out the weight my van can carry?

Is it the 'Revenue Weight' as on the logbook?

Or 'Max permissible weight'?

Or 'Mass in service'?

Thx
Title: Re: Van weight payload what is it?
Post by: tomy jackson on December 02, 2010, 01:40:29 pm
thers a plate userly on door post with grose
Title: Re: Van weight payload what is it?
Post by: Steven Shoreditch on December 02, 2010, 01:43:25 pm
thers a plate userly on door post with grose
Yeah, that's the revenue weight.  I think that's the total before you add anything isn't it?
Title: Re: Van weight payload what is it?
Post by: mark blundell on December 02, 2010, 01:49:17 pm
you have to be careful there because your gross train weight don't mean that is what the van can carry as i know it also includes pulling trailers.
i think you have max axle weight and max train weight 
Title: Re: Van weight payload what is it?
Post by: dd on December 02, 2010, 02:57:01 pm
The plate should give you the actual weight of van (unloaded) and the maximum permissable toal weight. Just subtract actual weight (unloaded) from total permissible weight to calculate payload.

Only way to be 100% sure is to fully load van and take it to a public weighbridge where they will also check the weight load on each axle to insure they are not overladen also.
Title: Re: Van weight payload what is it?
Post by: Steven Shoreditch on December 02, 2010, 03:08:07 pm
Thx
Title: Re: Van weight payload what is it?
Post by: Paul Coleman on December 02, 2010, 03:13:13 pm
How do I find out the weight my van can carry?

Is it the 'Revenue Weight' as on the logbook?

Or 'Max permissible weight'?

Or 'Mass in service'?

Thx

Not heard of those terms but it's GVW (gross vehicle weight)- kerb weight I believe.
With the 3 numberes you have, if you subtract one from another and it equals the third, then that should be your payload.
Title: Re: Van weight payload what is it?
Post by: Darranvps on December 02, 2010, 04:29:55 pm
A lot more weight with the snow on the roof
Title: Re: Van weight payload what is it?
Post by: Spruce on December 02, 2010, 06:04:25 pm
Hope you can read this
Title: Re: Van weight payload what is it?
Post by: Spruce on December 02, 2010, 06:22:42 pm
Hi
you can click on the picture file on the lower left and open it into your browser. You can then make the picture larger to read the detail.
If you have a van before 2005, tell us the make and model and I will give you the info from an old copy of 'What Van' that I used to subscribe to when I worked in Commercial sales
Spruce