vera
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Post by vera on Jul 13, 2018 15:19:15 GMT 10
Does anybody know the tare weight of a van we have purchased?
It is a 22ft Royal Deluxe (according to the stickers). We had the guy we bought it from tell us 1972 but through a bit of googling it seems to be a 1979 model. The draw bar was removed in the park and we are only doing a cosmetic overhaul so haven't located any other clues on the inside as people have suggested hidden numbers.
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Post by bobt on Jul 13, 2018 16:40:01 GMT 10
Hi Vera.
A chassis number is a hood starting point to work out how old a van is. The number appears on the drawbar, the missing bit. Have a look on the underside of any drawers you have. You may be lucky enough to have a date written on there, others have found about theirs . Post some pics on this page, internal and external we have some very knowledgeable people on here.
Bobt
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Post by pisces51 on Jul 13, 2018 20:05:21 GMT 10
G'day vera,
A theoretical approximate tare weight of a 22ft van is calculated as follows:
One hundredweight per foot length of cabin for a single axle van
One hundredweight = 52kgs
22 foot x 52 kgs = 1144 kgs
Add an extra 100 kgs for the 2nd axle in the tandem setup, so 1144 + 100 = 1244kgs tare weight.
Registration authorities will typically give a loading allowance of 400kgs for a tandem axle van. This would give an ATM of 1244 + 400 = 1644kgs. ATM (aggregate trailer mass) is the combined weight of the trailer and its full load when it is not coupled to a tow vehicle.
cheers, Al.
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Post by snoops on Jul 13, 2018 22:14:16 GMT 10
As always, Al (Pisces51) is pretty well spot on.👍 My 71 Viscount 19' was just under 1200kg. Got it registered with a GTM of 1700 without issue.
What state are you in Vera? How you go about rego seems to be quite different state to state. If you live in Vic I can help, but others here will be able to in different states too. 😊👍
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