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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 11:57:06 GMT 10
Hi everyone, would anyone know where we could get specifications for a 1974 Franklin poptop caravan.
The rego papers only state 600kg nothing else, but we need to find out what the heaviest load that this caravan can carry
whilst in transit. The person at the rego office told us to load it up and take it to a weigh bridge, then go back and include
that weight in the rego. However last night we found out from another caravan owner that the manufacturer puts a load limit on them.
We live in Adelaide. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Mary and Jeff.
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Post by tedalley on Aug 19, 2014 12:26:54 GMT 10
Hi everyone, would anyone know where we could get specifications for a 1974 Franklin poptop caravan. The rego papers only state 600kg nothing else, but we need to find out what the heaviest load that this caravan can carry whilst in transit. The person at the rego office told us to load it up and take it to a weigh bridge, then go back and include that weight in the rego. However last night we found out from another caravan owner that the manufacturer puts a load limit on them. We live in Adelaide. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Mary and Jeff. Mary and Jeff Hi. I'm not sure what its like with SA rego but.... If you load your van up before you take it over the weigh bridge you will have to pay more in rego fees 'cause over here they calculate the rego on the tare weight.
Most vans I have had you could only load between 200kg & 400 kg.
I have a 1974 caravan 19ft. Its tare weight is 890kg and its GVM (gross vehicle mass) is 1100kg.
I hope this helps Ted
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Post by ForumMod on Aug 19, 2014 19:53:32 GMT 10
G'day maryandjeff, and welcome to the forum!  I would think the 600kgs stated on the rego papers relates to the tare weight. On that basis, your van would have to be about 12ft length, but not 14ft length. In general, the rego authorities have a loading allowance of 300kgs for single axle caravans, which means your total laden weight would be 900kgs. You would probably find the axle/springs/tyres were capable of carrying a maximum load of up around 1200kgs. And just by the by...I'm pretty sure Franklin didn't start making poptops until 1976, so your van is probably later than 1974. Look for a chassis number welded on the drawbar near the jockey wheel. For a 1976 model, the chassis number will be the letter 'X' followed by some numbers. cheers, Al. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 14:23:12 GMT 10
Hi guys, Thanks for your help. After a lot of run around, we have found that there was a few typo's on the registration papers, which the rego office fixed.
The caravan is indeed a 76 not a 74. The paper states it's a 13ft and after getting it weighed yesterday it weighs way over the 600kg empty.
Somewhere it also says the load limit is 1000kg so I dare say we can carry anything above the empty weight as long as it doesn't exceed 1000kg overall.
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