Greenmech chipper kerb weight

[18 stoner]

Just wondering if anyone happens to know the kerb weight for an Eco Chip 150 MT25, year 1998?

 

Cant seem to find any info. Just need to know if it can be towed on a post 1997 license.

[Big 'Ammer]

What will it be towed by Pete?

[18 stoner]

What will it be towed by Pete?

 

[Big 'Ammer]

 

Whats the M.A.M. (GVW) of your Landy?

[18 stoner]

Both landys are 3 tonners Nige.

 

Does it make a difference if its a 3.5 tonner?

[Big 'Ammer]

It makes all the difference Pete.

 

If you have a 3500kg towing vehicle, which weighs say 2500kg empty, like a transit, LDV, 3500GVW Landy, or whatever, you can tow up to the gross weight.

 

Providing that you are not towing a trailer which can carry more than its unladen weight.

 

A chipper is a plant item. It is not designed to carry a load.

 

Its the same rule for caravans.

 

An empty LDV tipper for example could tow about 1200kg and still be under 3500 kg gross weight.

 

Its a grey area and is specific to the towing vehicle and the plant being towed.

[Big 'Ammer]

Whats the kerb weight of your Landy?

 

3050kg gross weight like mine?

 

If the kerb weight and the chipper are less than the gross weight a post 97 driver will be ok.

[18 stoner]

So, if my V8 weighs say 2000kgs with a GVW of 2995 kgs, can tow the chipper weighing say 800kgs with a driver in it, totalling 2900kgs, can be driven by a post `97 driver without trailer license?

 

Sorry, this is all new to me:confused1:

[18 stoner]

Yeh, sorry nige, the V8 is 2995 kgs and the dbl cab is 3050kgs

[Big 'Ammer]

So, if my V8 weighs say 2000kgs with a GVW of 2995 kgs, can tow the chipper weighing say 800kgs with a driver in it, totalling 2900kgs, can be driven by a post `97 driver without trailer license?

 

Sorry, this is all new to me:confused1:

 

You should be ok.

 

The EEC Kerb weight is the unladen weight, plus a driver, plus a tank of fuel.

 

As long as vehicle kerb weight, chipper, and the weight of anything else carried on the vehicle ( people, tools, logs ) are under the Maximum Authorised Mass ( gross vehicle weight) you're alright.

 

Remember, that this only works for trailed items over 750kg which can't carry a load themselves.

 

So you can't tow an empty trailer weighing 750kg because it 'could' carry 2000kg.

 

Hope this helps.

Edited September 24, 2009 by Big 'Ammer
missed a bit.