Chipper and van weight issues?

[Pete Hart]

Hi guys looking for help and advice... in the process of buying a new chipper for the first time, and was wondering where i stand on the issues of weight.

My van is a ford transit tipper with tool box inbetween the bed and cab. Empty weight is 2550kg approx, which leaves me roughly a tonne to play with for green waste (or chip).

However, if i hitch up a t-wolf 150 dhb at 740kg, will that leave me with only 250kg ish for chip? OR is it based upon the 'nose weight' of the chipper at the ball hitch to consider? (hope that is clear enough to understand!)

The friendly guy a t-wolf said it would be the weight at the nose, but i would really like to clarify, as the fine and penalty points for being overloaded doesn't appeal much!!

 

Also does anyone have a rough idea about how much chip weighs (i.e cubic metre/tipper bed with high sides full..etc)

 

Any response would be greatfully recieved, Pete.

[dandkgroundcare]

its the gross vehicle weight you need to be looking at as well as the nose weight

[Robert_S]

"My van is a ford transit tipper with tool box inbetween the bed and cab. Empty weight is 2550kg approx, which leaves me roughly a tonne to play with for green waste (or chip)".

 

 

The empty weight is that acounting all your tools and you and the groundie in the pick up? If not you better add another 250 kg to the figure giving you a total of 2800kg giving you 700kg for chip etc. to be fair like most you will be overloaded most of the time with chip especially if it rains even with a roof.

[ukminch]

It's the nose weight of the chipper you need to add on. As this is the only thing that is adding weight to the max weight of 3.5t. The transit can tow just over 2 ton so should be ok with that!

[Pete Hart]

Point taken, groundie extra 85kg....tools possibly same again if not more. So all in about 800kg ish to play with after 'chipper nose weight'

[Matthew Arnold]

I know this is gonna sound a stupid question but its from a colleague. If we fell 3 ton in volume of thorn scrub and chip it into the trailer. Does that mean we have 3 ton of chippings? As both of our trucks can only tow three tons maximum.

[niftysteve]

I know this is gonna sound a stupid question but its from a colleague. If we fell 3 ton in volume of thorn scrub and chip it into the trailer. Does that mean we have 3 ton of chippings? As both of our trucks can only tow three tons maximum.

 

if you got 3 ton chips you will be overloaded as the trailer prob weighs 1/2 ton empty if its a tipper

[chaffey]

You will find a plate inside the van somewhere (drivers side i think) and what you are looking for is the train weight which is somewhere in the region of 5 and a half tonnes i think. The amount you can load onto the back shouldn't be affected. We also run a transit and we have a crew cab and find that once we have all our kit on board we can only carry 750kg which if you ever weigh it in at that you will see isn't very much. Can get more in my lunch box:lol:.

[Wee Jim]

The transit can weight 3.5 ton maximum loaded with you tools and chips passenger or what ever. you can have a gross train weight of a maximum of 5.5 ton which includes the trailer and load. the max the truck can weigh is 3.5 the max altogether you can weight with a trailer is 5.5.

[scbk]

Aswell as the gross vehicle and train weights, you also have to watch the axle weights