lsdweb
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| posted on 7/10/07 at 09:33 PM |
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Van Specifications
Hi All
I'm still looking for a van to carry my single seater and tow my caravan. I'm watching loads on eBay but I want to know about power and
torque outputs and towing/load capacities. Are there any sites out there showing this kind of information?
I'm looking at
this for example
(90BHP?)
Wyn
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mookaloid
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| posted on 7/10/07 at 09:36 PM |
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Wont a towbar interfere with the tail lift?
Cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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delboy
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| posted on 7/10/07 at 09:40 PM |
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The biggest problem you will face is meeting the regs re gross train weight. That transit has a gross train weight of 5500kg assuming its a 190 with
the 15" wheels ( thats the weight of the van, the car in side, the caravan and all the stuuf in both the van and caravan including passengers.
Be carefull your within the limits.
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JoelP
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| posted on 7/10/07 at 09:40 PM |
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i would think a normal van would be better than a box van, usually more power and cheaper to boot. Is it because of ride height issues you need a tail
lift? Because ramps and a winch would work fine with most vans. Just extend ramps up over the wheel arches.
90bhp will feel soggy pulling a car and a caravan, but maybe adequate.
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blakep82
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| posted on 7/10/07 at 10:18 PM |
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wouldn't think the tail lift is really up to lifting a car, and too short (they're only about 4ft long i think) what about a small transit
(LWB minibus?) to turn into a small camper, and an enclosed cat trailer?
although if you've already got a caravan, you don't want another... just an idea though.
i'm just thinking, if you want one to take a car, you'd be looking at a 7.5ton
[Edited on 7/10/07 by blakep82]
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lsdweb
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 06:12 AM |
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Thanks guys
I was wondering whether you can have a tow hitch and tail lift! The car is very light so the tow hitch should be OK although I'd need to fit
extensions.
The weights would be - car 330kg, spares 70kg, caravan 1440kg, so hopefully well within the limit.
It has to be a box van as the car is 6' wide!
I don't want a camper as the caravan is nearly new and it would cost me £30k for a camper of the same standard! Plus it woldn't suit our
normal holidays, and I've just sold my trailer!
Wyn
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nitram38
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 07:05 AM |
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When I was racing (imps) I converted an Iveco van to part camper.
I decked the back out so that I had a sleeping area with tool storage underneath the floor. Putting an awning on the side of the van is a low weight
solution to more space for sleeping/cooking etc.
The car was trailered.
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John.Taylor
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 11:42 AM |
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The SlimJim tail lift on our works transit will only lift 500kg - but it really struggles when you start approaching that. If we load anything above
450kg, two of us usually end up lifting the tail too to give the motor a hand.
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lsdweb
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| posted on 13/10/07 at 09:52 PM |
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Thanks Guys
I could get away with a van with a minimum width of 5'6" by using skinny wheels (probably wood!) for transit.
Would any of the normal panel vans, eg Transit, Sprinter be wide enough?
Wyn
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Aboardman
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| posted on 13/10/07 at 10:29 PM |
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what about one of these 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Race-car-transporter-camper-coach_W0QQitemZ250173006666QQihZ015QQcategoryZ14256QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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JoelP
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| posted on 13/10/07 at 11:52 PM |
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im a little pissed for accurate measurments, but my sprinter appears to be 5'7" wide inside. Cant get to the back doors to measure there
though. 
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lsdweb
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| posted on 14/10/07 at 06:56 PM |
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Thanks Joel - the car is closer to 5'7" today! I've got a mate with a Sprinter (which he may be selling!) so I'll go and have
a good measure of that soon!
Wyn
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