Overloaded

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

51 minutes ago, Conor Wright said:

Theres a lesson in that.

Don't boast about your overloading skills until you've made it home safely!

Theres another more serious lesson there too but having posted some images on this thread myself I'm not one to lecture others.

Out of interest, which is cheaper, delivery of two ton of sand or a rear spring for a transit and a days work lost?

Delivery of sand is about 78+vat but couldn't be delivered until next week as there wagon was off the road and a new spring was £30 from the scrap yard and took me 2 hours to fit 

 

Jack 

[doobin]

If you can't even afford a new spring and have to buy a shagged one from the scrappy, maybe it's time you took a job mate.

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

28 minutes ago, doobin said:

If you can't even afford a new spring and have to buy a shagged one from the scrappy, maybe it's time you took a job mate.

That's got me back on the road ordered 3+1 extra heavy duty springs so it'll carry more ?

 

Jack 

[Woodworks]

On 17/09/2019 at 19:40, Big J said:

My objection is the sheer magnitude of it. It's one thing towing an overloaded trailer, but to have a seriously overloaded trailer and a tow vehicle with three times it's legal load on the back is another. For the sake of saving a few quid, it's endangering other peoples lives.

 

 

But where do you draw the line as to how overloaded is "safe" 10% 20% 100% over? 

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

6 minutes ago, Woodworks said:

But where do you draw the line as to how overloaded is "safe" 10% 20% 100% over? 

To me a transit payload isn't even a ton what good is that? A big body and once you fill a corner it's overweight its a load of rubbish they should be a 6 ton vehicle with a 3500kg tow weight or 9000kg train weight they manage that weight perfect if anything it wants bigger brakes but the engine pulls it perfect 

 

Jack 

[eggsarascal]

10 minutes ago, Woodworks said:

But where do you draw the line as to how overloaded is "safe" 10% 20% 100% over? 

Difficult question to answer until one of us as an accident, I've weighed in 3,1/2 tonne of scrap motors that I had given to me on a Cabstar in the past, would I do it again?, probably.

[Richard 1234]

6 minutes ago, Jwoodgardenmaintenance said:

To me a transit payload isn't even a ton what good is that? A big body and once you fill a corner it's overweight its a load of rubbish they should be a 6 ton vehicle with a 3500kg tow weight or 9000kg train weight they manage that weight perfect if anything it wants bigger brakes but the engine pulls it perfect 

 

Jack 

That’s all true so you’ve got the wrong vehicle......

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

5 minutes ago, Richard 1234 said:

That’s all true so you’ve got the wrong vehicle......

So what vehicle do I need? ?

 

Jack

[Richard 1234]

14 minutes ago, Jwoodgardenmaintenance said:

So what vehicle do I need? ?

 

Jack

No clue. One with a 6tonne payload 9 tonne train weight I suppose.

weve all overloaded a bit I suppose (well most of us) as you get older you realise it’s just not worth it I suppose

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

27 minutes ago, Richard 1234 said:

No clue. One with a 6tonne payload 9 tonne train weight I suppose.

weve all overloaded a bit I suppose (well most of us) as you get older you realise it’s just not worth it I suppose

Even a 7.5 tonne wagon isn't rated for that weight but can carry twice as much I like the American Ford f550 there a good lucking truck with a 12000lb payload and really good towing capacity 

 

Jack