[easy clean]

Very unusual to get a sensible copper. His first words were, "that's overloaded what you got in there?".

After showing him and him knowing how to work out the volume of water and knowing that water weighs approx 1 kg - 1 litre, he then changed his mind and sent us on our way. The van was a 55 plate fiesta van with a 250 tank in and 3 x 25 litre containers.

Even tho the arse is on the ground, legally it can carry a lot more weight.

[wfp master]

Cool story bro.

[Dave Willis]

A lot more weight? Doubtful.

[easy clean]

It can carry 550 legally so maybe a few more litres 50 or so

[jk999]

Dont forget to add your  body weigh s n fuel and anything else your carrying in van

[easy clean]

All my vans carry are tanks, reel, pole and 1 driver. They only ever run max half full of diesel. That way I can carry max amount of water

[AuRavelling79]

Very unusual to get a sensible copper. His first words were, "that's overloaded what you got in there?".

After showing him and him knowing how to work out the volume of water and knowing that water weighs approx 1 kg - 1 litre, he then changed his mind and sent us on our way. The van was a 55 plate fiesta van with a 250 tank in and 3 x 25 litre containers.

Even tho the arse is on the ground, legally it can carry a lot more weight.

Thought you only had one man in your vans? 

[rosskesava]

Very lucky that you met a sensible copper because all the others are stupid.

[J.D]

I'd have booked you for being lippy!

[easy clean]

We do only have one man in each van. I'm a company with multiple vans, it was one of my vans that got stopped and I referred to it as us/we, that's how I speak, it's not me/I of that makes sense

[Don Kee]

We do only have one man in each van. I'm a company with multiple vans, it was one of my vans that got stopped and I referred to it as us/we, that's how I speak, it's not me/I of that makes sense

Dont you mean '' we're '' a company?

[easy clean]

Yeah something like that, from now on whenever we need something proof read, I'm gonna post it on here, that way it won't have a single mistake!!!!

 

[dazmond]

anybody else use fiesta vans for wfp?

i know my last van (kangoo)was well down with a full 350L tank.wheel arches almost touching the tyre!

connect t230 with a full 500L tank.handles the weight easily.van doesnt go down at all.pulls really well.im very impressed with this van!

[Bruce Woodley]

what you need ,is a third wheel .  fitted midway on your rear axle.     this will prop it up so it looks normal



  my vivaro has one, I didn't know till I had a look under

[Paul Coleman]

We do only have one man in each van. I'm a company with multiple vans, it was one of my vans that got stopped and I referred to it as us/we, that's how I speak, it's not me/I of that makes sense

We are not amused.

[Scrimble]

i bet most on here are driving round in there vans overweight, put your hands up who has actually taken theirs to a weighbridge?

[Clever Forum Name]

i bet most on here are driving round in there vans overweight, put your hands up who has actually taken theirs to a weighbridge?

ME TWICE  

Oh yeah in a different van today, driving by the weighbridge so will get this weighed.

Transit T280 750L tank swb low roof

What can it hold guys place ya bets!!!!!

[dazmond]

750L TANK?well overweight if full probably.


i think it was kempy who had a 650 in his and he got pulled and was overweight.

id say 550L(legally)

[Paul erithwc]

You can be ok on a weigh bridge but still get nicked for overloading your rear axle.

Just because you have a xxx payload dont mean all the weight can be on the rear axle.

Paul

[Simon Mess]

anybody else use fiesta vans for wfp?

i know my last van (kangoo)was well down with a full 350L tank.wheel arches almost touching the tyre!

connect t230 with a full 500L tank.handles the weight easily.van doesnt go down at all.pulls really well.im very impressed with this van!

Someone on here not that long ago posted a pic of a corsa van (i think it was for sale) that was set up for wfp. Had a 250l tank, looked real neat. They have a 550kg payload, which surprised me, but i looked it up, and yes, it does. Same surprise at the start of this post, as i was sure the fiesta was only 450kg. After looking it up, it seems the current fiesta van is 450kg, but the previous shape, like easy cleans, are 550kg or thereabouts. For someone that works local, and has a static tank at home, this would seem like a great choice of vehicle. Out in the morning, get half a day done, home for dinner, top the tank up, back out again!. Only problem is that because it is a van, you dont get the cheap tax like you would in the car, which for a fiesta 1.4tdci, or the corsa 1.3cdti, would be £30 or less per year.