Contender for vehicle with most potential for overloading?

[Goaty]

Slightly off topic but trucks that are plated for 3500kg ( canters, isuzu, renualt, iveco) in the UK are rated to 4500kg here in Aus, I've had a good look at a few and they don't seem to have uprated springs etc

 

 

More flexible legalisation perhaps, it is weird how we have to stop at certain weights then go in to a whole new minefield. I realise it's needed but manufacturers are governed. They try and fit certain targets.Whereas take the agricultural tractor that is built for its purpose from 1/2 a ton upto whatever is required to do the job.

If a hgv with two axles can carry 18 ton. Plus with C+E licence pull a trailer.Why do vehicles have to have 4 wheel drive to tow 3.5 ton.

The OP iveco will be and is more capable than it's allowed.

[Johny Walker]

that even beats my old daily that weighed 3340 empty :laugh1:

[spikeymikey]

You can pick up your scrap over the gate with that so no bother if the owner is in or not!

[agrimog]

its not what the vehicle is capable of carrying, its what taxation class they want it to fit into, the 3500kg is a throw back to the stone age and the old taxation classes, same with the 7500kg crap, and the max towable on over run brakes 3500kg, all based on old tech, whole system needs revising and bringing up to date, load carrying based on actuall capabilities, same with towing weights(not dreamed up to corner a market)