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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2014 21:19:50 GMT 10
Hi all,
could anybody help me? My wife and I have been renovating a York caravan and was hoping to register it. Unfortunately we are having problems with SA registration as we do not know the information that they require. They want the date of manufacture, mass, manufacturer’s gross trailer mass, etc. I was hoping someone might have some statistics that would help us out. The van measures 4 metres (14 ft) long plus draw bar (3 ft). The chassis number is Y12440 so I am assuming it is late 70's early 80's. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Gaz.
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Post by ForumMod on Mar 31, 2014 21:52:10 GMT 10
G'day Gaz,
Shouldn't be too hard to come up with some information that will satisfy the rego people:
1. Year of manufacture = could be 1978 or 1979. We know Y11664 was bought new in '78, so your van is another 800-odd vans after that. Let's say early 1979 for your van, knowing that Millard and York closed down in mid-1979.
2. Tare weight = 14ft x 52kgs = approx 730kgs
3. ATM (Aggregate Trailer Mass) = Tare weight + 300kgs loading allowance = 730 + 300 = 1030kgs.
4. GTM (Gross Trailer Mass) = ATM minus the ball weight = 1030 - [10% x 1030kgs] = 1030 - 103kgs = 927kgs
The above are theoretical calculations, based on a formula I've always worked to that says each foot of cabin length is roughly 52kgs weight (drawbar weight is accounted for in that formula). It ain't perfect, but it's a pretty good ballpark figure.
If you want some more leeway in your ATM figure in case you are ever pulled over and checked for overloading, you can always bump up those figures to a higher level. Some people carry everything in their van including not just the kitchen sink, but 17 pushbikes on the back, plus a tinnie on the roof, plus ladders and boxes full of stuff on the drawbar. How some of the vans I've seen ever get up to the top of hills is beyond me!
Hope this helps,
cheers,
Al.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2014 22:05:51 GMT 10
Thanks Al,
that's a great help. I at least now have somewhere to start.
Cheers,
Gaz.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2014 13:27:50 GMT 10
oops, sorry about the pics being so big  |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2014 7:59:29 GMT 10
Apparently they were way to big and have been removed, lol
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Post by ForumMod on May 14, 2014 9:48:04 GMT 10
G'day Donna, What were the pictures meant to show?? On our recent trip to Broken Hill for the Vintage Caravan Nationals, we stayed at a Cobar caravan park for a couple of nights. In the park there was a York van that you would never have any trouble remembering what the chassis number is: Y11111    cheers, Al. |
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