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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / General Car Topics (Australian group) / June 2007Road weight limit Q
Yesterday towing a Falcon on a car trailer behind me 'lux. I'm thinking 1.8T + 0.8T + 1.2T I kinda ignorded the 3T limit on the street drived on which had a 3T limit sign. Right or wrong? > Yesterday towing a Falcon on a car trailer behind > me 'lux. I'm thinking 1.8T + 0.8T + 1.2T [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Right or wrong? That would depend on why the traffic was limited to 3T wouldn't it? In terms of damage to the paving 3T spread over 4 axles would be a lot different to 3T spread over 2 axles, although 3T limit does seem very low. I seriously doubt anybody would argue the point with you if they thought about how ridiculous it was. James > That would depend on why the traffic was limited to 3T wouldn't it? In > terms of damage to the paving 3T spread over 4 axles would be a lot > different to 3T spread over 2 axles, although 3T limit does seem very low. > I seriously doubt anybody would argue the point with you if they thought > about how ridiculous it was. The govt hands out millions of ridiculous fines and has so far not even stop to think. Michael >> That would depend on why the traffic was limited to 3T wouldn't it? In >> terms of damage to the paving 3T spread over 4 axles would be a lot [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Michael Agreed, but in cases other than speed / red light cameras etc the descretion falls on an individual before it goes as far as the appropriate authourities. Every day plenty of people get pulled over for speeding or the like and let off with a warning when they are blatantly breaking the law. Who in their right mind would, if told the ludicousy of the acusations, would fine you for a towing vehicle and tandem trailer exceeding the GVM for the street, when in practice is no different to two 2 tonne vehicles driving in close proximity down the same street. James >Yesterday towing a Falcon on a car trailer behind >me 'lux. I'm thinking 1.8T + 0.8T + 1.2T [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Right or wrong? Who's ever gonna enforce a 3 tonne vehicle limit I wonder?... Most likely a council imposed limit designed to discourage trucks. The scalies, being the only ones who police such things AFAIK (and having the necessary weighing equipment), are only likely to be interested in individual axle loadings.  SignatureJohn H >>Yesterday towing a Falcon on a car trailer behind >>me 'lux. I'm thinking 1.8T + 0.8T + 1.2T [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > having the necessary weighing equipment), are only likely to be > interested in individual axle loadings. Ha ha,We have a road here,about 5km long which winds around a 65 degree small mountain,very sharp and almost single lane gravel(was used for rail line access in the 60's 70's and 80's maybe eraly 90's for a while untill they ripped up the line),for about 15 years now it has been 10ton limit,there is a bridge on the route. No one could ever work out why it was limited other than the bridge. Then they ungraded the bridge(standard issue concrete),5 years go by still 10ton limit. One day last year,they poped a new sign up,20ton limit. Why we do not know,someone did get a lease on a gravel pit along this road is maybe one reason,and to access it the short way they need to travel along it in a 10 yarder. Or they changed it for the log trucks,beats me,now the road is littered with empty log trucks,that blatenling try to run one off the road. I recon it was the gravel lease. Ironicaly the bridge is standard issue so could deal 40 ton not a problem. maybe they are scared the road will slip out off the bank. silly really. > Yesterday towing a Falcon on a car trailer behind > me 'lux. I'm thinking 1.8T + 0.8T + 1.2T [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Right or wrong? Only likely to be a problem if there is a bridge on that road thats in very poor condition. BTW I'm trying to work out your weights? 1.8=Hilux, 0.8=trailer but what model Falcon only weighs 1.2? It would have to be very old to be that light. Daryl > BTW I'm trying to work out your weights? > 1.8=Hilux, 0.8=trailer but what model Falcon only weighs 1.2? > It would have to be very old to be that light. XM, IIRC. His mate has 2 houses and is moving all the junk from one to the other so that he can rent one. :-) SignatureAthol <http://cust.idl.com.au/athol> Linux Registered User # 254000 I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss. >> BTW I'm trying to work out your weights? >> 1.8=Hilux, 0.8=trailer but what model Falcon only weighs 1.2? >> It would have to be very old to be that light. > > XM, IIRC. His mate has 2 houses and is moving all the junk from one > to the other so that he can rent one. :-) Sounds about right then, I knew it would have to be old to be so light. Daryl > > BTW I'm trying to work out your weights? > > 1.8=Hilux, 0.8=trailer but what model Falcon only weighs 1.2? > > It would have to be very old to be that light. > > XM, IIRC. His mate has 2 houses and is moving all the junk from one > to the other so that he can rent one. :-) Google is not working, hope this gets through: http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7908/somefordag4.jpg Node might know what the thing on the trailer is, however, yup friend selling, or at least renting, t'other place. >>> BTW I'm trying to work out your weights? >>> 1.8=Hilux, 0.8=trailer but what model Falcon only weighs 1.2? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > however, yup friend selling, or at least renting, > t'other place. XM 2 door would be quite rare these days, despite its poor condition its probably worth more now that it was when it was new in 1964. Daryl > XM 2 door would be quite rare these days, despite its poor condition its > probably worth more now that it was when it was new in 1964. Yeah, it's an XM, and a "Deluxe" if the body moulding holes along the side of the body are any indicator. Not as rare as the Futura (which was essentially the same car with a few extras including different body mouldings), but still worth decent money these days in any condition. There's an early Falcon specialist wrecker here in Melbourne who I've dealt with a few times, and he happily paid five grand for an XM Futura coupe that was completely f.cked just because it had a complete set of repairable stainless body moulds & clips. -- Regards, Noddy. >>>> BTW I'm trying to work out your weights? >>>> 1.8=Hilux, 0.8=trailer but what model Falcon only weighs 1.2? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > XM 2 door would be quite rare these days, despite its poor condition its > probably worth more now that it was when it was new in 1964. As a general idea of prices during that era: 1966 HR Sedan - RRP new $2600. > http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7908/somefordag4.jpg Someone needs to learn to crop images. :-) SignatureAthol <http://cust.idl.com.au/athol> Linux Registered User # 254000 I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss. > >http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7908/somefordag4.jpg > > Someone needs to learn to crop images. :-) More than likely :-) The tow vehicle is not for sale, neither is the hired trailer, contents of is :-) "the_dawggie" <the_dawggie@hotmail.com> wrote in message > The tow vehicle is not for sale, neither is the > hired trailer, contents of is :-) How much? -- Regards, Noddy. > > > BTW I'm trying to work out your weights? > > > 1.8=Hilux, 0.8=trailer but what model Falcon only weighs 1.2? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > however, yup friend selling, or at least renting, > t'other place. Never realised before how high up your roo bar is. Looks like it's meant for a different vehicle. > Yesterday towing a Falcon on a car trailer behind > me 'lux. I'm thinking 1.8T + 0.8T + 1.2T [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Right or wrong? You were over,You could have destroyed the entire city,the road could have fallen from under you,you could have ended up in a sewage pond or drian poluting the drinking water. We will call it in for you. > Yesterday towing a Falcon on a car trailer behind > me 'lux. I'm thinking 1.8T + 0.8T + 1.2T [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Right or wrong? those are council limits set in an attempt to dissaude trucks from travleling on such roads. they are enforceable, but youll never be pulled over by a council ranger in a car with trailer. |
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