weight of sandman/panelvan

**Epic_Dragon** · 01-11-2010, 10:43 AM

thanks, i thought they would b a bit heavier than those specs. i went tothe HZ specs on that website and they weigh a bit mroe than the HQ all round some how.

**ozbox** · 01-11-2010, 11:15 AM

back in the 60s and 70s a lot of the time weights quoted by manufacturers were dry weights..in other words less oil,water and petrol..
then they quote horsepower as gross..in other words at the flywheel with no accessories,alternater,power steer pump etc...
and then when joe average adds these together he thinks its a lot more power to weight ...
the only real way to get the weight of your van is to take it over a weigh bridge as each vehicle will be different ..add dirt,add lpg,add a matress and paneling etc etc..:knockout:

**Epic_Dragon** · 01-11-2010, 03:44 PM

very good points ozbox thanks

but i definately did think they were heavier than those figures suggested! seemed a bit light haha.
ur profile pic is cool too! did u just change it?

**wbute** · 01-11-2010, 04:27 PM

Just look at dirt bike claimed weights to see the amazing "weigh lighter" brand of scales at work.

**ozbox** · 01-11-2010, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by Epic_Dragon

ur profile pic is cool too! did u just change it?

yes,just changed pic and sig as well...a change is good as a holiday,,,:Rasta:

**adam perth** · 07-12-2010, 12:36 AM

i have a tare weight of 1421 kg on the side of my V8 sandman van with a GVM of 2200 kg.

**wbute** · 07-12-2010, 09:31 AM

Hey Adam, in WA you have the tare weight on the side of all your commercial vehicles or used to? Was that measured over a weighbridge or just estimated off the manufacturers specs?

**Epic_Dragon** · 07-12-2010, 11:01 AM

its all prety interestig the difference in some scales

whats the towing capacity of them?

**adam perth** · 08-12-2010, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by wbute

Hey Adam, in WA you have the tare weight on the side of all your commercial vehicles or used to? Was that measured over a weighbridge or just estimated off the manufacturers specs?

true!, i never realised, but yeah just about every commercial i wreck out has TAC on the side. no idea where they got the numbers from, but there is a weighbridge at every DPI inspection station that i have been thru.