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Pictures are of a builder who was stopped by police and taken to weigh bridge, 6 tons was recorded and he was reported! Do you know your vans limits?
 
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I used to have an Iveco Daily that I drove down to Italy to load with motorbikes, never had a problem with weight. My friend bought a place here in Spain and said I'd drive down with his stuff if he loaded the van. I never thought furniture weighed so much! Got stopped by the port police after I'd checked in for the ferry ( going freight you have to pass the weighbridge ) , 4200kg on a 3500kg van. Luckily the copper let us go just telling us to be careful and don't do it again. Fortunately the van was built like a tank and apart from being a little slower up hill didn't really notice the weight.
 
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I used to have an Iveco Daily that I drove down to Italy to load with motorbikes, never had a problem with weight. My friend bought a place here in Spain and said I'd drive down with his stuff if he loaded the van. I never thought furniture weighed so much! Got stopped by the port police after I'd checked in for the ferry ( going freight you have to pass the weighbridge ) , 4200kg on a 3500kg van. Luckily the copper let us go just telling us to be careful and don't do it again. Fortunately the van was built like a tank and apart from being a little slower up hill didn't really notice the weight.
Why was you loading motorbikes from Italy? Or is it hush hush Antonio style?
 
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Transit connect LWB T230 - 900kg I think.

I've had 1000kg in there though, plus tools and fuel and me! Still plenty of bounce in the suspension and pull in the engine.

99% of the time it's carrying no more than 400 / 500kg I reckon.
 
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Transit connect LWB T230 - 900kg I think.

I've had 1000kg in there though, plus tools and fuel and me! Still plenty of bounce in the suspension and pull in the engine.

99% of the time it's carrying no more than 400 / 500kg I reckon.
Think sometimes tilers forget to add the weight of racking out a van with plywood
 
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Over here we get checked regularly (as if the cops have nothing better to do :oops:)
I have a 310L2 custom. Including my tools I can easily stick a ton in the back up to a gross weight of 3100kgs
 

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