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Towball weight of your camper?
« on: February 02, 2015, 09:26:19 PM »
After a bit of discussion re tow-ball weight of camper trailers and knowing the KK is rather heavy, I decided to purchase a set of 'towball weight' scales.

They arrived today so I raced out to check the ball-weight of the KK.....HOLY SCHITE!!!! :o   :o   :o

270kgs!

I'm thinking I'm going to modify the loading and where everything lives whilst on the scales to see what difference I can make....Anyone else game to share their 'friend's' campers ball weight?  :-*


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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2015, 09:30:41 PM »
I am guessing mine is similar to yours mate. I have started to remove my just in case stuff that never gets used.

They are crazy heavy. I dread to think what my old one weighed with the 15hp outboard, fuel and Honda EU20i all in the front box as well as 3 x jerries across the front  ??? Scarey!

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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2015, 09:35:29 PM »
Yep.............................had the same issue the first trip away in our Cape York Explorer Extreme ( 10 years ago ), ran it over the weigh bridge at work and it was about the same as yours.........300kg !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We now repack the heavy items to the rear and it's helped a bit but I would guess it's still around the 200 to 220kg mark.....................legal but your not going to be lifting it up by yourself any time soon  ;D

All hard floor campers with sizable front boxers are in this league, it's just the way it is  :-\ ,  but a lot of manufacturers will tell people otherwise when making the sale !!

It comes as a bit of a shock the first time you see the real numbers hey, but that's life  :cheers:
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2015, 09:38:33 PM »
Quote from: Jason B on February 02, 2015, 09:30:41 PM
I am guessing mine is similar to yours mate.

Nah, yours is heavier Jas - all that new canvas that we don't have to carry!  ;D
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2015, 09:40:14 PM »
Quote from: KingBilly on February 02, 2015, 09:35:54 PM
Interesting comparison of scales

G'day KB,

Hopefully my scales are fake - the real ones might show less weight!  ;D

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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2015, 09:47:40 PM »
Quote from: Tim - Stratford on February 02, 2015, 09:40:14 PM
G'day KB,

Hopefully my scales are fake - the real ones might show less weight!  ;D

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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2015, 09:52:07 PM »
Quote from: Tim - Stratford on February 02, 2015, 09:38:33 PM
Nah, yours is heavier Jas - all that new canvas that we don't have to carry!  ;D

Lol I will pack them on the rear now!  :cheers:
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2015, 10:38:40 PM »
Quote from: Jason B on February 02, 2015, 09:30:41 PM
I am guessing mine is similar to yours mate. I have started to remove my just in case stuff that never gets used.

They are crazy heavy. I dread to think what my old one weighed with the 15hp outboard, fuel and Honda EU20i all in the front box as well as 3 x jerries across the front  ??? Scarey!

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Yep, 260kg when I weighed it with an empty fridge but pantry stocked, water tanks full, 1kva Yamaha generator and about 15l of fuel plus tools and some recovery gear.
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2015, 06:59:40 AM »
i thought my 220 was bad. I feel a bit better after hearing you guys!



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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2015, 08:03:39 AM »
My Cub Supamatic Regal off-road weighs in at 130 but when packed to go away comes in at 140.
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2015, 08:15:38 AM »
220kg but hopefully with creative placement I can get down to 200kg but the jerrycans on the drawbar will become decoration.
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2015, 08:30:20 AM »
Both tyres and tow ball weight, in lbs, not kg.

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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2015, 08:36:24 AM »
My hard floor is 180kg with empty Engel and 2x4kg gas bottles and without generator and full jerry cans plus 80 LTS of water under the rear

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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2015, 10:29:30 AM »
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130kgs ball for a weekend away
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #15 on: February 03, 2015, 10:51:35 AM »
This is the first design criteria I look for in a camper.
Dont want to offend anyone, but those weights are stupid!
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #16 on: February 03, 2015, 11:25:50 AM »
Quote from: torsion on February 03, 2015, 10:51:35 AM
This is the first design criteria I look for in a camper.
Dont want to offend anyone, but those weights are stupid!

Have you weighed yours, loaded and ready to roll?
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #17 on: February 03, 2015, 11:43:58 AM »
200kg, empty fridge and no jerry cans (Pioneer Argyle SE)
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #18 on: February 03, 2015, 11:56:24 AM »
226KGS, empty 50ltr fridge & large pantry, 2 x 4.5kg  gas bottles (Full) 2x empty 20ltr jerry cans, light stuff packed into front storage compartment empty 100ltr water. tank

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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #19 on: February 03, 2015, 11:57:30 AM »
Have no scales, so no opportunity to measure.... but seeing this thread I feel I should check...
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #20 on: February 03, 2015, 12:17:52 PM »
80% Finished build of a Jayco "  Flite sized " style  camper has the scales under the jocky wheel on 45 Kg atm  ;D  Bound to go up in weight but hopefuly stay well under the 80 / 100 Kg mark .
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #21 on: February 03, 2015, 12:19:06 PM »
312 kg loaded
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #22 on: February 03, 2015, 12:21:42 PM »
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #23 on: February 03, 2015, 12:24:10 PM »
Tvan ready to go ( except cold food) - 65Kg with:

Only 2x4.5 kg gas bottles and small battery on the drawbar
Full 70l water tank behind axle
2 x full jerrycans behind axle
Empty fridge behind the axle

Measured under the jockey wheel
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Re: Towball weight of your camper?
« Reply #24 on: February 03, 2015, 01:58:53 PM »
Quote from: RobM on February 03, 2015, 12:24:10 PM
Tvan ready to go ( except cold food) - 65Kg with:

Only 2x4.5 kg gas bottles and small battery on the drawbar
Full 70l water tank behind axle
2 x full jerrycans behind axle
Empty fridge behind the axle

Measured under the jockey wheel

But, the newer Tvans with the front box went well over 200kg's !!

Used to own a 2007 KK ( with the old smaller front box ), with no fridge, 150kg's..

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