chassis weight

[michael92]

Thaught I'd share my bare chassis weight with everyone, as it may help other people wanting to know a rough guide.

This is my chassis with everything welded to it I.E all brackets, seat rails diff plates etc etc..

well.. 82.1KG!

Thats preetty good if you ask me!

quite chuffed! :D

[alga]

Thanks for sharing! What tube thickness did you use? My chassis in 25x25x1.5 tubes weighed a bit over 70 kg.

[Wynand]

My chassis is a McSorley 442E and weigh 87kg.
That included all brackets etc, dual 25mm x 3mm tubular roll bar (under scuttle) 1.6mm mild steel floors, front bulkheads and front lower chassis plate gusset.

[Tatey]

How did you's go about weighing your chassis? Simply put it on top of the bathroom scales?

[Wynand]

I actually used two methods to be certain.

Before assembly I had weigh every piece of tube and plate on a small industrial electronic scale before welding together. Weigh the Mig wire roll before and after welding and added the lot together plus paint and got total weight.

To check I added the total meters of square and round tubing used together and calculate the linear meters of each section with weight per meter. Added the weight of plates/brackets/paint and welding wire used together and the result well within a quarter kilo of the first method.:)

[michael92]

i had 2 sets of scales one at the front (on the bar behind the bottom front frame bar) and one scale at the back on the sb1 is it :) then simply added them both together :)

[Joelove]

i had 2 sets of scales one at the front (on the bar behind the bottom front frame bar) and one scale at the back on the sb1 is it :) then simply added them both together :)

Surely that's not gonna work out? Because part of the reading from the front will have part of the reading from the back included and vice versa

[robo]

Thats no different than corner weight gauges , the four totted up give the vehicle weight. I think:confused: You got me thinking now. lol

Bob

[ayjay]

Stand on the bathroom scales and weigh yourself then do the same holding the chassis .subtract one from the other SIMPLES:rolleyes: :D :D

[The V8 Files]

200kg hanging scales, £20 on ebay.

[alga]

I simply balanced the chassis on its side on bathroom scales.

[Tilly819]

Surely that's not gonna work out? Because part of the reading from the front will have part of the reading from the back included and vice versa

It does, it is the principle behind basic beam theoy using a "simply suported beam"

tilly

[Tilly819]

quick paint scetch, obviouslty if the load is not centeralised them one eand sees more load than the other.

tilly

[robo]

I simply balanced the chassis on its side on bathroom scales.

I tried that and the chassis wont go up the stairs:confused: :) :p They all seem pretty close to each other, I suppose the biggest variables in finished weight are due to trim, drivetrain and rollbars. The rest there cant be a lot in it.

bob

[michael92]

Surely that's not gonna work out? Because part of the reading from the front will have part of the reading from the back included and vice versa

well thats why i add them together to find out the total weight , if i was trying to find out weight distribution then id have to have 4 . but as a general weight aslong as none of the chassis is touching anything else youll get your reading :)

^^^^ just realised everyone has cover'd it here :P