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Old 12th August 2012, 04:53 PM
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Question corner weights

Has anyone been on the scales yet. Just wondered what the back to front split was? I know it varies but most must be in the picture + or - 100KG

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Old 12th August 2012, 05:15 PM
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They weigh the car for the IVA. Sadly loads of IVA information never made it to my V5C. However, from memory, I think I was 280kgs up front and 220 kgs rear.
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Old 12th August 2012, 05:57 PM
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Was that weighed in the brake rollers or on some scales? the brake rollers are not at all accurate.

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Old 12th August 2012, 06:07 PM
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Mine are more accurate than VOSA's VSI in most cases and calibrated every six months,it can also cause a fail when they differ.

It weighed my bus at 2200kg and that was verified by weighbridge.

As for corner wieghts dont forget to put your weight in the drivers seat when you check them.
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Was that weighed in the brake rollers or on some scales? the brake rollers are not at all accurate.

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Yeah, it was the brake rollers. It took AGES for the reading to settle down.
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Old 12th August 2012, 07:55 PM
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That wont be a proper weight, I took our foden tractor unit in for its annual test to the vosa here in guildford. The tractor unit is about 12 ton the trailer about 4 ton and there was a pile of cast iron weights on the neck of the trailer which was 12 ton dead. Axle 1 steering axle= 5 ton, axle 2=4 ton ,axle 3= 4.5 ton . failed on insufficient weight on axle 2 and 3. Those rollers showed 13 and a half ton on what was well over 24 ton. A long argument later and they accepted it. But the upshot is they are far from accurate. So has anyone put there car on a weighbridge or corner weighted their cars?

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I bought these, 250kg scales and made three wooden platforms the same thickness as the scales so i could corner weight the car.

http://www.digital-scales-company.co...roducts_id=393
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