James
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| posted on 22/10/08 at 02:02 PM |
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Urgent question about Ford Transits
Really urgently need to know this for work.
What the weight carrying capacity of a Ford Transit?
It's the short wheel base type that you would rent (so newish model).
Looking at the Ford website PDFs I *think* it's about 1000kg... but I wanted to check.
Presumably they're safe/legal to drive with that much weight in?
Sorry for short post but it's manic here at my new job and need answer ASAP 
Thanks!!!
James
[Edited on 22/10/08 by James]
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/10/08 at 02:18 PM |
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well trust Ford to get it wrong, it'll carry about 50 tons but might be flatter than you remember and you really really need to
pump the tires up 
See how this one easily carries this whole tree, though that roof rack is a bit bady loaded –
[Edited on 22/10/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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A1
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| posted on 22/10/08 at 02:52 PM |
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weve always loaded what we needed to...must have had over a tonne on a few occasions...
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James
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| posted on 22/10/08 at 03:01 PM |
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Okay thanks all!
It's not for trees Whippy.... cans of Fanta believe it or not!
So, I'll base it on being up to 1000kg then.... enough Fanta to rot the average teeth then! 
Thanks!
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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RickRick
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| posted on 22/10/08 at 08:20 PM |
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i was behind a 58 plate tranny today, dunno what was in it, but it was bloody quick for a van, made my 150bhp turbo fiesta work hard to keep up
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Syd Bridge
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| posted on 22/10/08 at 08:31 PM |
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For an indication of net weight, I scrapped a '96 Tourneo recently, and it weighed in at 1710 kg's. (No concrete blocks either!  )
Those seats are very heavy, so I'd say that a van would have been in the 1550~1600kg's area, empty. That'd make the 2600 GVW about
right.
Cheers,
Syd.
[Edited on 22/10/08 by Syd Bridge]
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